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September 29, 2020

Trump Admin Says Census Collection Will End Next Week, Defying Court Ruling
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday census counting will end next
week on October 5, in defiance of a federal judge's ruling last week
which said census operations should carry on, as previously planned,
through the end of October. The Trump administration last month moved
forward the deadline by one month, to September 30. On Monday, the
California judge overseeing the case said she was "disturbed" by Ross's
announcement and ordered the government to respond by today with its
justification for shortening the census count.


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