Court Adds Case to Census Review
From Times Wire Reports
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a second case challenging the Clinton administration’s plan to use statistical sampling for the 2000 census. By adding the case to the one previously set for arguments Nov. 30, the high court increased the chances it will decide the merits of the dispute that has provoked a political battle between the White House and Republicans in Congress. The Supreme Court a month ago agreed to hear a case involving a challenge to the sampling plan by House Republicans.
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