Thread by @hansilowang

BREAKING: A second federal judge has issued an order to block Trump administration plans to include a #citizenshipquestion on the #2020census.

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg of California rules adding question was unconstitutional & a violation of administrative law👇

2. The #citizenshipquestion has already been halted by an earlier ruling by a judge in New York. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a hearing about New York ruling on April 23. This latest ruling out of California will likely be appealed to #SCOTUS👇

npr.org/2019/02/15/692…

3. What's significant about this latest #citizenshipquestion lawsuit ruling out of California is that by finding the Trump administration's decision to add question to be unconstitutional, it covers legal ground not touched by the NY ruling by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman.

4. Striking quote from U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg's opinion on why he found the decision to add a #citizenshipquestion unconstitutional👇

"In short, the inclusion of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census threatens the very foundation of our democratic system."

5. Here's U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg's 126-page opinion against the #2020census #citizenshipquestion -- a win for plaintiffs repped by @AGBecerra, @LawyersComm, @PublicCounsel, @manatt👇

apps.npr.org/documents/docu…

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt 6. Here's my write-up on the new court ruling out of San Francisco against the #2020census #citizenshipquestion👇

npr.org/2019/03/06/698…

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt 7. Judge Richard Seeborg opens opinion against #citizenshipquestion by quoting 2017 email by Commerce @SecretaryRoss & noting, "What ensued was a cynical search to find some reason, any reason, or an agency request to justify that preordained result."👇

documentcloud.org/documents/4616…

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt @SecretaryRoss 8. “Justice has prevailed for each & every Californian who should raise their hands to be counted in the #2020Census without being discouraged by a citizenship question," says California @AGBecerra, whose office filed 1st lawsuit against Trump admin for adding the question👇

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt @SecretaryRoss 9. "The plaintiffs have proved that the justification given for the addition of the citizenship question was nothing more than a pretext to carry out the Trump Administration’s racist agenda," says @KristenClarkeJD of @LawyersComm, which helped rep city of San Jose & @BAJItweet👇

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt @SecretaryRoss @KristenClarkeJD @BAJItweet 10. "Today’s ruling is clear—a census citizenship question is not just unconstitutional, it would have drastic repercussions for our country, and California communities, for years to come," says California Secretary of State @AlexPadilla4CA👇

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt @SecretaryRoss @KristenClarkeJD @BAJItweet @AlexPadilla4CA 11. I've reached out to @TheJusticeDept, which represented the Trump administration in these #citizenshipquestion lawsuits.

"DOJ declines to comment" on U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg's ruling against the question, DOJ spokesperson Kelly Laco wrote back in an email.

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt @SecretaryRoss @KristenClarkeJD @BAJItweet @AlexPadilla4CA @TheJusticeDept 12. “The courts reaffirmed our promise that in San José, everyone counts,” says @CityofSanJose Mayor @sliccardo in response to U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg ruling to block Trump administration plans for #citizenshipquestion on the #2020census👇

@AGBecerra @LawyersComm @PublicCounsel @manatt @SecretaryRoss @KristenClarkeJD @BAJItweet @AlexPadilla4CA @TheJusticeDept @CityofSanJose @sliccardo 13 “This is a victory for Black communities who are in desperate need of real social services determined by the Census that includes funding for education and public health," says @attorneynana of @BAJItweet, one of the California plaintiffs in #citizenshipquestion lawsuits👇