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Today’s Hearing In The Census Evidence Fight Could Take An Already Contentious Case To 11

UNITED STATES - MARCH 14: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building discuss preparations for the 2020 Census and citizenship questions on Thursday March 14, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - MARCH 14: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building to discuss preparations for the 2020 Census and citizenship questions on Th... UNITED STATES - MARCH 14: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building to discuss preparations for the 2020 Census and citizenship questions on Thursday March 14, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) MORE LESS
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June 5, 2019 12:00 p.m.

For a case that has been extraordinarily combative and fiery as the challenge to the census citizenship question, the hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon stands to be one for the ages — in terms of how heated things could get.

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