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Here’s what may have slipped under your radar last week: the White House looks to reshape the Census, a hair spat allegedly ends with a drawn gun, and more.
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Census plan excludesnon-citizens, race data. 🏛️Guardsman chargedin hair-dispute gun case. ⚖️Family seeksdeath penalty for D4vd. 🎬
The Trump administration has proposed excluding from the 2030 census count anyone who isn’t a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and to drop its race and ethnicity questions. That would leave out visa holders, refugees, and asylees too.
Census figures shape how voting districts are drawn, how anti-discrimination laws work, and how federal money is split.
Critics warnthat cutting the data could shift House seats and funding away from immigrant-heavy states.**The bigger picture:**The Constitution ties House seats to the total number of people in each state, regardless of citizenship. Trump’s team argues non-permanent residents lack sufficient ties to count. The Supreme Court blocked the administration’s previous attempt to add a citizenship question after finding its stated rationale contrived.
A National Guard member, Zion Mitchell, was arrested after allegedly drawing his gun on a fellow guardsman during a break, following an argument over whether certain hairstyles met Army regulations.
Investigators say the two were sitting in a van with other members when the dispute escalated. One witness described Mitchell as having a history of aggressive behavior, and said he and the alleged victim didn’t get along.
**The charges:**Mitchell first told detectives he had only pointed a pistol magazine at her as a joke, then later admitted he aimed his actual gun, just not at her head. He faces two felony charges and entered no plea at his preliminary hearing.
The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against musician D4vd, in whose car the teen’s dismembered body was found. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges and denied wrongdoing through his attorneys.
The suit repeats allegations already raised in court, including sexual abuse claims, and seeks damages for the abuse of a minor. It also involves people close to him, arguing they enabled his conduct.
**The targets:**It names his security guard, who allegedly lived with him during the abuse, his financial manager, who approved payments, and his mother, a business partner. The family says all should have known. The district attorney hasn’t decided whether to seek the death penalty; California has had a moratorium on executions since 2019.
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