Listen: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Trump Apportionment / Citizenship Case

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. New York. This case challenged an executive memo directing the Census Bureau to report official congressional apportionment data so that it excludes the count of non-citizens. For an in-depth analysis of the arguments, read SCOTUSBlog.com’s report. Most expert observers say the court seemed preoccupied with the “ripeness” of the issue, or in layman’s parlance – whether or not the administration has done anything yet that could possibly violate a statute or the constitution. Listen to the audio below.

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