Judge won't delay trial over census citizenship question

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News ID: 30742
Publish Date: 16:20 - 28 October 2018
TEHRAN, October 28 -A federal judge in New York denied a request from the Trump administration to delay an upcoming trial over whether it can ask about an individual's citizenship status in the 2020 Census.

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -A federal judge in New York denied a request from the Trump administration to delay an upcoming trial over whether it can ask about an individual's citizenship status in the 2020 Census.

District Court Judge Jesse Furman, of the Southern District of New York, said "time is of the essence," adding that there is an "urgent" need to reach a conclusion on whether the U.S. Census Bureau can ask respondents in the 2020 Census about their citizenship status.

A federal judge in New York denied a request from the Trump administration to delay an upcoming trial over whether it can ask about an individual's citizenship status in the 2020 Census.

District Court Judge Jesse Furman, of the Southern District of New York, said "time is of the essence," adding that there is an "urgent" need to reach a conclusion on whether the U.S. Census Bureau can ask respondents in the 2020 Census about their citizenship status.

Source: Reuters

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