Motion to Dismiss Denied in California’s Suit Against the Census Bureau

California and other states have brought a lawsuit against Wilbur Ross, as Secretary of Commerce, to include a question as to citizenship on the 2020 census.  California and other states challenging the Census Bureau contend that the question will result in a less accurate census, a conclusion that the Chief Scientist of the Census Bureau agrees with.

This evening, District Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California denied the Commerce Department’s Motion to Dismiss.