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Even before the Supreme Court’s later ruling, the Trump administration’s census push was already a mess of bad legal theories and worse politics. On June 19, the controversy was still hanging over the White House like a cloud it had made itself.
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Even before the Supreme Court’s later ruling, the Trump administration’s census push was already a mess of bad legal theories and worse politics. On June 19, the controversy was still hanging over the White House like a cloud it had made itself.
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