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· 3/20/1996

Wisconsin v. City of New York

Citations

  • 517 U.S. 1
  • 116 S. Ct. 1091
  • 134 L. Ed. 2d 167
  • 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1956

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that the ICM methodology, which was used in the past two censuses to evaluate census quality, has \undergone substantial review and improvement\ and \is generally accepted as the most reliable method to improve census results\
  • explaining that the ICM methodology, which was used in the past two censuses to evaluate census quality, has “undergone substantial review and improvement” and “is generally accepted as the most reliable method to improve census results”
  • stating that “a preference for distributive accuracy (even at the expense of some numerical accuracy) would seem to follow from the constitutional purpose of the census, viz., to determine the apportionment of the Representatives among the States”
  • upholding the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to overrule the Census Director regarding statistical adjustments to the decennial census
  • stating that the require- ment that an “actual Enumeration [of each state’s population] shall be made . . . in such Manner as [Congress] shall by Law direct,” U.S. Const. art. I, § 2, cl. 3 (emphases added
  • stating, “The Federal Government considers census data in dispensing funds through federal programs to the States...”

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Judges: Rehnquist

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