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Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Census Question

Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Census Question

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is appealing a ruling Tuesday blocking it from putting a question about citizenship on the 2020 census.

Government defendants in the case said in a one-page court filing Thursday that they’ll seek a hearing in front of an appeals court in Manhattan, though the ultimate resolution of the case may come in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The ruling came after a two-week trial over claims that the question would result in a census undercount of noncitizens and their families. Any appeals will have to conclude by June, in time for the census questions to be finalized.

To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Van Voris in federal court in Manhattan at rvanvoris@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: David Glovin at dglovin@bloomberg.net, Peter Jeffrey

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