Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
A coalition of local governments and civil rights groups had sued the Trump administration, arguing that minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the count ended early.
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News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials
In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials for their roles in the country’s disputed presidential election -- and the violent crackdown that followed. The move came soon after the European Union had…
Judge says ending 2020 census on October 5 violates her order
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh suggested Tuesday that she would be open to issuing a contempt finding against the federal government or making a ruling that her order had been violated. A Trump administration attorney says the suggestion that the…
Commerce secretary: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order
A federal judge ruled last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October.
In our news wrap Friday, Breonna Taylor’s family demanded Louisville officials release transcripts from grand jury proceedings over whether to charge police in her death. Kentucky’s attorney general said officers had acted in self-defense, after Taylor’s boyfriend fired first. Also,…
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing Sept. 10 in response to concerns about delivering a complete and accurate Census count by the end of the year.
Millions of federal dollars for impoverished Native American communities are on the line in the U.S. census, and tribes are racing to avoid being undercounted again.
The United States Census is always a daunting challenge, but in 2020, the effort is further complicated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With a compressed timeline to complete the once-per-decade population count, some census officials worry that the effort is…
The Office of Inspector General this week issued an alert saying it was concerned about the bureau's ability to hire and retain workers, with six weeks left in the head count of every U.S. resident. The census helps determine the…
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