BREAKING: Judge orders government produce discovery to state AGs opposing citizenship question in the Census, finding the states made a “strong showing of a claim of bad faith” on the part of @SecretaryRoss.
Ross told the House Ways and Means Committee that the Justice Department requested the citizenship question to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
“It now appears those statements were potentially untrue,” Judge Furman said from the bench.
“It now appears those statements were potentially untrue,” Judge Furman said from the bench.
The government must turn over privilege log and initial disclosures by July 23.
The states can pursue 10 fact depositions from the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce.
Furman reserved decision on the motion to dismiss, but he called it “unlikely” he will.
The states can pursue 10 fact depositions from the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce.
Furman reserved decision on the motion to dismiss, but he called it “unlikely” he will.
Immigration advocates celebrate at a press conference in Foley Square.
Video and story ahead.
Video and story ahead.
ICYMI: A New York federal judge fast-tracked discovery in a lawsuit challenging the inclusion of the citizenship question in the 2020 Census, for the first time since 1950.
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New York's assistant AG Ajay Paul Saini says pre-testing shows it's already depressing response.
“We believe there are immediate injuries that have occurred here,” Saini said, saying that pre-census testing has revealed “unprecedented levels of immigrant anxiety.”
“We believe there are immediate injuries that have occurred here,” Saini said, saying that pre-census testing has revealed “unprecedented levels of immigrant anxiety.”
VIDEO: At a press conference celebrating the ruling, New York Counts 2020 coordinator Liz OuYang tells the crowd: "This case must go to trial. The public must see the elephant in this courtroom - the intention to Make America White Again."
