Court Orders Census Counting To Continue Through Oct. 31; Appeal Expected
After the Trump administration made last-minute changes that shortened the 2020 census schedule, a federal judge in California has ordered it to extend counting for another month.
by Hansi Lo Wang
Sep 24, 2020
3 minutes
Updated Friday at 2:41 a.m. ET
A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to abandon last-minute changes to the 2020 census schedule and extend the time for counting for an additional month.
The preliminary injunction issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District of California requires the Census Bureau to keep trying to tally the country's residents through Oct. 31.
The ruling is the latest development in a federal lawsuit over the administration's decision to shorten the order, further complicating what could be the final days of counting for this year's census.
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