September 29, 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau has said it intends to complete its decennial count by Oct. 5, after a whistleblower warned a California federal judge that the agency was disregarding her order to not end data collection by Sept. 30.
September 25, 2020
A California federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to drop two deadlines in its accelerated plan to finish the 2020 census, saying the agency had not justified pushing through the plan despite officials' belief that it did not allow nearly enough time to obtain an accurate count amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 18, 2020
A California federal judge on Friday quizzed attorneys for the U.S. Census Bureau and the cities, tribes and groups challenging the shortening of 2020 census operations about the agency's reasons for the move, as the government hustled to furnish documents prior to a Tuesday hearing.
September 10, 2020
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce and its Census Bureau to furnish documents showing why they decided to lop four months off the 2020 census, rejecting the Trump administration's bid to have the judge rule on a requested injunction based on a single declaration from an agency official.
September 08, 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau told a California federal court Tuesday that it was gearing up its operations again to comply with the court's decision over the weekend to grant a temporary restraining order to civil rights groups, tribes and municipalities that claim the agency's plan to shorten the census isn't constitutional.
August 18, 2020
Latham & Watkins LLP is leading the charge in a lawsuit brought by a group of civil rights organizations and municipalities in California, Texas and Washington claiming that the Trump administration's decision to drastically cut the time to collect census data amid the coronavirus pandemic is unconstitutional.