Kavanaugh's first vote as a member of the Supreme Court could involve a Trump administration request to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census
Just a day after Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a member of the US Supreme Court, there has been speculation that his first vote could revolve around a Trump administration request to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
According to
Politico, Kavanaugh's first vote could come as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday.
And that vote may involve deciding how much power courts should hold over top executive branch officials.
Last week, the Supreme Court declined to step in to stop officials, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, from having to sit for depositions about the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
In a one-sentence order, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg denied the request to stay a lower court's ruling that allowed for the deposition of Ross and Gore while a federal appeals court in New York reviews the dispute.
But Ginsburg said the government could request the Supreme Court's intervention after the appeals court rules and 'before the depositions in question are taken'.
The lawsuit, which includes 18 states and a number of cities and counties, was spearheaded by Democratic officials.
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