The 2020 U.S. Census data release, known as P.L. 94-174, made headlines locally and nationally when it was made available earlier this month. Attention has rightfully focused on the use of the data for its intended purpose – the drawing ...

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The release of 2020 census data provides a clearer picture of Maryland's population. Overall, the population grew by about 7% to nearly 6.8 million people.

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New census data showed rapid growth around some of the nation's largest cities and shrinking population in many rural counties.

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The U.S. became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the white population dropped for the first time on record, the Census Bureau reported.

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WASHINGTON — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query. Trump administration attorneys notified parties ...

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GREENBELT — Testimony wrapped up Thursday over the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census as government attorneys sought to show it would not harm the accuracy of the count. In the second week of trial ...

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A Trump administration plan to ask people if they are U.S. citizens during the 2020 census has prompted a legal uproar from Democratic state attorneys general, who argue it could drive down participation and lead to an inaccurate count.

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Seventeen states, the District of Columbia and six cities sued the U.S. government Tuesday, saying the addition of a citizenship demand to the census questionnaire is unconstitutional.

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The NAACP is spearheading a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Census Bureau and President Donald Trump, saying the federal government is unprepared for the 2020 Census, and that will lead to a massive undercounting of African-Americans.

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Older women leaving law firms leads news summary including alleged anti-male bias, a former sheriff with a big decision and China's crackdown on legal activism.

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