question but it needs to go back to the lower courts for determination. basically, the supreme court in this 5-4 decision authored by chief justice john roberts is a saying that, yes, as it pertains to the constitution and the enumerations clause, the clause that lays out the conditions for the census that's taken every ten years, under that clause of the constitution, the commerce secretary can in fact, it is within his right to add this citizenship question, however, it's come under some question as to the exact motivations, political or otherwise, why this question was added and the justices talk about this in his opinion. the sole stated reason seems to be contrived. cannot ignore the disconnect between the decision made and the explanation given. the aclu presented in recent weeks saying there were improper political motivations here, maybe there was some influence