[Libs-Or] Fwd: [glbtrt-l] ALA welcomes Supreme Court decision to hold citizenship question from 2020 Census

[Diedre Conkling]

More from ALA
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Please find the following information from ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy
Office (formerly Washington Office) regarding the Supreme Court’s decision
on the 2020 census.



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, ALA President Wanda
Brown made the following statement:



“The American Library Association 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. ALA has consistently opposed the addition of the question on
the 2020 census form, as most recently argued in ALA’s amicus curiae brief
in this case.



“ALA 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
ALA’s free Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census, is available at
ala.org/census.



You can find more information and ALA’s messaging on the following
platforms:



   - Press Release
   <http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/06/ala-welcomes-supreme-court-decision-hold-citizenship-question-2020-census>
   - American Libraries story
   <https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-statement-scotus-census-ruling/>
   - Tweet regarding decision (@ALALibrary)
   <https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1144298705295745024>
   - Facebook post regarding decision
   <https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLibraryAssociation/posts/10157325912864771?__tn__=-R>
   - LinkedIn post regarding decision
   <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6550066556955615232>



Best,

Amber



Amber Hayes

Outreach and Communications Program Officer, Office for Diversity, Literacy
and Outreach Services

American Library Association

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