The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to allow the Trump administration to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census drew a breadth of writing from the justices.

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., joined by liberal colleagues, found the government’s reasoning “contrived.” But the ruling still allows the U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees the census, to take another shot at arguing why the addition of the question is necessary.

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