2020 Census Litigation

Consolidated multidistrict litigation challenging Secretary Wilbur Ross's decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 Census questionnaire

1. Alabama v. Department of Commerce

2. Jurisdiction: United States of America (December 13, 2018)
3. Original Case: Alabama, State of et al v. United States Department of Commerce et al
4. DefendantsUnited States Department of CommerceWilbur L. Ross, Jr.United States Census BureauPlaintiffsState of AlabamaState of New YorkState of CaliforniaDefense AttorneysUnited States Department of Justice Civil DivisionPlaintiff AttorneysAlabama Office of the Attorney GeneralNew York State Attorney General Letitia JamesJudgesJudge Jesse M. FurmanChief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.InstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Department of Commerce
5. Case Tags: Administrative Law;Constitutional Law;2020 Census Litigation;Standing and Justiciability