Thread by @hansilowang

BREAKING: A federal judge in California has ordered the Census Bureau to stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the #2020Census until court hearing is held on 9/17 in lawsuit by National Urban League-led coalition pushing for more time to count.
npr.org/2020/09/05/909…

2. Here's the order by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District of California granting the temporary restraining order requested by plaintiffs led by @NatUrbanLeague:
documentcloud.org/documents/7203…

@NatUrbanLeague 3. I've reached out to the @uscensusbureau and @TheJusticeDept for comment on the temporary restraining order against the bureau.

@NatUrbanLeague @uscensusbureau @TheJusticeDept 4. "The court rightfully recognized the Trump administration’s attempted short-circuiting of our nation’s census as an imminent threat to the completion of a fair and accurate process," says @KristenClarkeJD of @LawyersComm, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys.

@NatUrbanLeague @uscensusbureau @TheJusticeDept @KristenClarkeJD @LawyersComm 5. @tomTMwolf of @BrennanCenter, another plaintiffs' attorney, calls the temporary restraining order "a necessary and encouraging first step" that "buys the census some precious & indispensable time ... while the federal courts are still considering our request for relief.”

@NatUrbanLeague @uscensusbureau @TheJusticeDept @KristenClarkeJD @LawyersComm @tomTMwolf @BrennanCenter 6. @CityAttorneyLA - whose office is representing city of LA, a plaintiff - says the ruling's "absolutely essential" bc a "full" census count "void of political interference, is vital if Angelenos are to receive our fair share of federal resources & political representation."

@NatUrbanLeague @uscensusbureau @TheJusticeDept @KristenClarkeJD @LawyersComm @tomTMwolf @BrennanCenter @CityAttorneyLA 7. NEW: Census Bureau & Commerce Dept, which oversees bureau, are "in the process of preparing additional guidance & will distribute that guidance shortly" to #2020Census regional/area offices re: how to comply with court order, bureau's chief spokesperson Michael Cook confirms.

8. Here’s a screenshot with alt text of the @uscensusbureau statement about the temporary restraining order:

9. Here’s a link to the @uscensusbureau’s statement about the temporary restraining order:
census.gov/newsroom/press…

10. @TheJusticeDept declines to comment on the temporary restraining order issued against the Census Bureau by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, DOJ spokesperson Mollie Timmons says in an email.