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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Supreme Court today issued a 5-4 ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York, temporarily blocking the Commerce Department from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. In response, 91´«Ã½ President Wanda Brown made the following statement:

“The 91´«Ã½ agrees that there is a ‘substantial mismatch’ between the Commerce Secretary’s decision and the rationale he provided for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to at least temporarily block the addition of the question. 91´«Ã½ has consistently opposed the addition of the question on the 2020 census form, as most recently argued in 91´«Ã½’s brief in this case.

“91´«Ã½ will continue to work in coalition with civil and human rights organizations to carefully review the implications of the case and actively advocate for a fair, accurate and inclusive census.”

Updated and expanded information about libraries and the census, including 91´«Ã½’s free Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census, is available at .