NEW: Judge refuses to postpone the #2020Census trial, currently slated to begin on Nov. 5.
Background: courthousenews.com/judge-in-censu…
Ruling: documentcloud.org/documents/5021…
Background: courthousenews.com/judge-in-censu…
Ruling: documentcloud.org/documents/5021…
Reading through the ruling now. This is a scathing decision.
For example, here's Judge Furman defending his preliminary finding of Wilbur Ross's "bad faith" and effectively telling Justice Gorsuch (who criticized it in a SCOTUS dissent): What do you need, a confession?
For example, here's Judge Furman defending his preliminary finding of Wilbur Ross's "bad faith" and effectively telling Justice Gorsuch (who criticized it in a SCOTUS dissent): What do you need, a confession?
Another swipe at Gorsuch:
"It should go without saying that the dissent did not carry the day in the Supreme Court; instead, it represents the views of only two Justices."
"It should go without saying that the dissent did not carry the day in the Supreme Court; instead, it represents the views of only two Justices."
My developing write up of the ruling refusing to delay the Nov. 5 census trial.
Furman's ruling swings repeatedly at Gorsuch and says the government's scorched-earth pretrial appellate strategy threatens the federal judiciary's independence. Update ahead.
courthousenews.com/judge-slaps-do…
Furman's ruling swings repeatedly at Gorsuch and says the government's scorched-earth pretrial appellate strategy threatens the federal judiciary's independence. Update ahead.
courthousenews.com/judge-slaps-do…
Story updated:
More benchslaps from Furman and the NYAG’s statement in this update. No reply from DOJ.
Echoing the judge, NYAG spokeswoman @AmySpitalnick slams the DOJ’s litigation tactics as a threat to our constitutional order.
courthousenews.com/judge-slaps-do…
More benchslaps from Furman and the NYAG’s statement in this update. No reply from DOJ.
Echoing the judge, NYAG spokeswoman @AmySpitalnick slams the DOJ’s litigation tactics as a threat to our constitutional order.
courthousenews.com/judge-slaps-do…
Another victory for NYAG today, from the Second Circuit
