Supreme Court Dismisses Census 2020 Suit on Justiciability Grounds

SCOTUSBlog reports that, minutes ago, the Supreme Court released an unsigned opinion in Trump v. New York, dismissing for lack of jurisdiction a challenge to the Trump administration’s effort to use 2020 census data to exclude people living in the United States without authorization from state apportionment numbers for the House of Representatives.  Here is backgrund on the case.  The punch lines:

“At the end of the day, the standing and ripeness inquiries both lead to the conclusion that judicial resolution of this dispute is premature. Consistent with our determination that standing has not been shown and that the case is not ripe, we express no view on the merits of the constitutional and related statutory claims presented. We hold only that they are not suitable for adjudication at this time. The judgment of the District Court is vacated, and the case is remanded with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.”

Justice Breyer dissented.