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Coronavirus Federal judge rules Trump administration can’t end census early
A federal judge ruled late Thursday that the Trump administration could not end the 2020 census a month early.Why it matters: The decision states that an early end — on Sept. 30, instead of Oct. 31 — would likely produce inaccuracies and thus impact political representation and government funding around the country.The judge in the U.S. District…
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A federal judge ruled late Thursday that the Trump administration could not end the 2020 census a month early.
Why it matters: The decision states that an early end — on Sept. 30, instead of Oct. 31 — would likely produce inaccuracies and thus impact political representation and government funding around the country.
- The judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction in the case.
- Experts believed that the shortened census, which was already delayed for months amid the coronavirus pandemic, would lead to undercounts nationwide, especially in low-income and remote areas that have been slower to respond.
The big picture: The administration had argued that the speedup was necessary in order to meet a Dec. 31 deadline that would have seen census data turned over to the federal government to begin processing congressional allocations.
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