World News | Census Bureau Must Temporarily Halt Winding Down Operations
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A federal judge has ordered the US Census Bureau for the time being to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September.
Orlando(US), Sep 6 (AP) A federal judge has ordered the US Census Bureau for the time being to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September.
The federal judge in San Jose late Saturday issued a temporary restraining order against the Census Bureau and the Commerce Department, which oversees the agency.
The order stops the Census Bureau from winding down operations until a court hearing is held on September 17.
A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups had sued the Census Bureau, demanding it restore its previous deadline for finishing the census to the end of October, instead of using a revised plan to end operations at the end of September.
Also Read | Nirav Modi Extradition Trial to Resume in UK Court Tomorrow.
They had argued the earlier deadline would cause the Census Bureau to overlook minority communities, leading to an inaccurate count that is used to determine how $1.5 trillion in federal funding is distributed and how many congressional seats each state gets.(AP)
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)