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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from stopping census count next week - DefenderNetwork.com

A federal judge in California late Thursday blocked the Trump administration from stopping the 2020 Census count next week, saying it should continue until Oct. 31, the date the Census Bureau had planned on before the administration abruptly shortened the count. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District of California granted a preliminary […]

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