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NEW: Trump administration is preparing to ask Supreme Court to block #2020census citizenship question lawsuit deposition of @TheJusticeDept official John Gore

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judge on 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked deposition of @SecretaryRoss for lawsuits 👇

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss 2. Here's the order by U.S. Circuit Judge Peter Hall temporarily blocking @SecretaryRoss' deposition scheduled for Oct. 11 👇

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss 3. This move by @TheJusticeDept attorneys comes after a three-judge panel on 2nd Circuit did this on Tuesday 👇

npr.org/2018/09/25/651…

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss 4. And it comes after U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman did this last week 👇

npr.org/2018/09/21/649…

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss 5. As I've reported for @NPR, the Trump administration was preparing for a fight in the highest court of the U.S. long before @SecretaryRoss announced in March that he was adding a citizenship question to the #2020census 👇

npr.org/2018/09/12/646…

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss @NPR 6. Here's @TheJusticeDept petition to 2nd Circuit to block @SecretaryRoss' Oct. 11 deposition, which on Friday night, a circuit judge temporarily put on hold while the 2nd Circuit reviews the petition 👇

apps.npr.org/documents/docu…

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss @NPR UPDATE TO 6. Sorry for broken link! Here's a new link to @TheJusticeDept petition to 2nd Circuit to block @SecretaryRoss' Oct. 11 deposition, which on Friday night, a circuit judge temporarily put on hold while the 2nd Circuit reviews the petition 👇

apps.npr.org/documents/docu…

@TheJusticeDept @SecretaryRoss @NPR 7. Here's my write-up on latest news about #2020census citizenship question lawsuits 👇

npr.org/2018/09/29/652…

8. NEW: Plaintiffs’ attorneys @NewYorkStateAG office, @ACLU, @arnoldporter, @NYCLU say @TheJusticeDept’s request for federal district judge to stay discovery in #2020census citizenship Q lawsuits is “frivolous” & “sandbagging” process until Oct. 12 deadline👇

9. Here’s full reply by plaintiffs’ attorneys @NewYorkStateAG office, @ACLU, @arnoldporter, @NYCLU👇