Trump administration will have to defend claim of deceit over census question

Plaintiffs suing the Trump administration over the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census have until July 12 to file briefs explaining why they believe the government should be sanctioned for allegedly concealing evidence, a federal judge said on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in New York said the allegations were "serious," but that there was "no reason to rush" a decision. The request for unspecified sanctions pertains to a lawsuit filed by Democratic states, cities and civil rights groups over the administration's plans to ask 2020 census respondents whether they are U.S. citizens.

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