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October 10, 2018

Court Upholds Deposition Order for Wilbur Ross in Census Case
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An appeals court has sided with a federal judge's order that Commerce
Secretary Wilbur Ross should be deposed over his role in adding a
citizenship question to the 2020 census. The addition of the question
has caused widespread condemnation by immigrant rights advocates, who
say it will deter immigrants from participating in the census, and could
help Republicans win more congressional seats.

Last month, Mother Jones reported that Wilbur Ross lied under oath to
Congress about the citizenship question, telling lawmakers that the
Justice Department requested the addition of the question. But surfaced
emails contradict that statement, showing that Ross was the one who
approached the DOJ about including the question after consulting with
senior White House officials. The Trump administration recently
requested that the Supreme Court block Ross from being deposed. Ross now
has until Thursday to ask the Supreme Court directly to halt his
deposition.