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  1. June 26, 2020

    DOJ Strikes Deal Over Withheld Discovery In Census Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with advocacy organizations that challenged the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, after the organizations accused the government of withholding key documents in court.

  2. May 21, 2020

    Fed. Gov't Sanctioned For Discovery Lapses In Census Fight

    A Manhattan federal judge ordered the federal government Thursday to reimburse plaintiff organizations for their costs associated with the U.S. Department of Justice's failure to produce all discovery documents regarding the since-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 Census, but said there was no "clear and convincing" evidence the lapses were intentional. 

  3. January 03, 2020

    Feds Face 'Aggressive' Order To Turn In Missing Census Docs

    A Manhattan federal judge scolded the U.S. Department of Justice for failing to turn over thousands of documents regarding the since-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 Census and imposed an "aggressive" timeline for the government to sort through them.

  4. November 25, 2019

    Gov't Denies Burying Evidence In Census Fight With ACLU

    The Trump administration has slammed the ACLU's accusations that it concealed evidence demonstrating a GOP strategist's alleged central role in the government's attempt to add a citizenship question to the census, calling the group's claims an "outgrowth of speculation and innuendo."

  5. November 15, 2019

    New Records Fuel ACLU Sanctions Bid In Census Query Row

    A New York federal judge will consider new evidence that calls into question the Trump administration's explanations behind its attempt to add a citizenship question to the Census, after the American Civil Liberties Union accused the federal government of concealing those records in court.

  6. July 16, 2019

    Fight Over Census Citizenship Question Ends With NY Deal

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. Department of Commerce from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census, after New York Attorney General Letitia James reached a deal with agency officials following the president's surrender on the issue last week.

  7. July 09, 2019

    Trump's Bid To Swap Census Case Attys Deemed 'Deficient'

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday largely shut down the Trump administration's bid to swap out nearly a dozen members of the legal team handling its courtroom battle to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, ordering the White House to explain the move.

  8. July 08, 2019

    Trump Readies For Census Citizenship Question Fight, Again

    The Trump administration is gearing up for the next phase of its legal battle to include a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked it from going into effect last month, bringing on a new team of lawyers and weighing an executive order.

  9. June 04, 2019

    'No Smoking Gun' For Census Citizenship Question, DOJ Says

    The Trump administration said it sees "no smoking gun," only "smoke and mirrors" regarding allegations that its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was made to boost Republican power, as a congressional subpoena for documents related to the decision still looms.

  10. January 15, 2019

    Citizenship Question Blocked From 2020 Census

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday struck down the Trump administration's inclusion of a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census, finding that U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had violated the Administrative Procedure Act in ignoring how it would harm response rates for Hispanic and noncitizen households.