Trump administration denied request to block 2020 census extension
September 30, 2020 at 18:53 PM EDT
"Given the extraordinary importance of the census, it is imperative that the Bureau conduct the census in a manner that is most likely to produce a workable report in which the public can have confidence," wrote Judges Johnnie Rawlinson and Morgan Christen in their order. "The hasty and unexplained changes to the Bureau's operations contained in the Replan, created in just 4 to 5 days, risks undermining the Bureau's mission."