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The U.S. Supreme¹ Court ruled Thursday to reject the addition of a citizenship² question to the 2020 census³ — for now.

The Trump⁴ Administration said it wanted to add the question to enforce the Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters' access to the ballot⁵ box. Those who opposed the move feared it would discourage the participation⁶ of minorities in elections.

During arguments in the case at the Supreme Court in April, it seemed as though the court was on the side of the Trump administration. In those arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts and other conservatives appointed by Republican presidents did not appear to see anything wrong with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' decision to add the question. Ultimately, however, Roberts joined the court's four more liberal members in a 5 to 4 vote. In the decision, Roberts wrote that the explanation offered by the Trump administration "seems to have been contrived⁷" and that it was more of a distraction⁸ than an explanation.

It's an important ruling for the country as a whole because this has been a ploy⁹ by the Trump administration to identify non-citizens, demographer¹⁰ Kurt Metzger said during a conversation on Stateside. Now we have this question about the possibility of pushing the Census Bureau back in terms of printing while this decision goes on.

In a tweet posted after the decision, President Donald Trump said he asked lawyers if they could delay the Census, no matter how long until the United States Supreme Court is given additional information from which it can make a final and decisive decision on the issue.

The administration previously¹¹ said it wants to the census questionnaires to be completed by the end of the month.

Under federal law the census must begin on April 1, 2020. A former director of the Census Bureau said he believed Congress would have to change the law in order for the count to be delayed.

Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of the Associated Press contributed to this report.

For Kurt Metzger's full conversation with Stateside, please click on the audio file at the top of the post.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

3 census   

n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查

参考例句：

• A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
• The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

6 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

7 contrived   

adj.不自然的，做作的；虚构的

参考例句：

• There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
• The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。

8 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

9 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

10 demographer   

n.人口统计学家

参考例句：

• Professor Antonio Golini is a demographer at the University of Rome. 罗马大学安东尼奥教授是位人口统计学家。 来自互联网
• Demographer William Frey says immigrants with young families will help keep the United States competitive. 人口统计学家佛瑞表示这些年轻的家庭会帮助美国保持竞争力。 来自互联网

11 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。