Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count (AP)

[tgenerico]

Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count (AP)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October.

President Donald Trump’s administration had asked the nation’s high court to suspend a district court’s order permitting the 2020 census to continue through the end of the month. The Trump administration argued that the head count needed to end immediately so the U.S. Census Bureau had enough time to crunch the numbers before a congressionally mandated year-end deadline for turning in figures used for deciding how many congressional seats each state gets.

A coalition of local governments and civil rights groups had sued the Trump administration, arguing that minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the count ended early ...

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[Sherman A1]

1. Charming

Simply Charming.....

[regnaD kciN]

2. It was 7-1, so not exactly a partisan decision...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I wish the media were more accurate when reporting on legal matters.

This is not a final decision; it's a stay of the order pending appeal. The ultimate decision is likely to suck but it's not there yet. Do these reporters ever actually read court decisions?

[MFGsunny]

5. This! a 1,000,000 times this. THANK YOU for posting. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

4. If the Republicans needlessly break the census

We'll have to do it again... with a new Congress and Administration. And hopefully a re-balanced court.