Blade_Runner wrote:
9 to 0 should tell you something. The census provides the state legislatures with the demographics to establish state congressional districts (gerrymandering). That is a states rights matter. The SCOTUS refused to get involved in state politics, the decision upheld the concept of Federalism. IOW, the decision was constitutional, not political.
The citizenship question is not a final decision. It was kicked back downstairs for a more definitive presentation.