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Supreme Court’s dismissal of Trump census challenge angers advocates: ‘This is outrageous’


UCLA law professor Laura E. Gómez said the Court’s dismissal on a lawsuit surrounding the Trump administration’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the once-in-a-decade census count should be considered a victory for California. “It is, I think, the best outcome that was possible … given the conservative majority on the Court,” Gómez said. 

UCLA law professor Laura E. Gómez said the Court’s dismissal on a lawsuit surrounding the Trump administration’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the once-in-a-decade census count should be considered a victory for California. “It is, I think, the best outcome that was possible … given the conservative majority on the Court,” Gómez said.