Government Urges Judge To Toss NAACP Lawsuit Over Census
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- Government attorneys have urged a federal judge in Maryland to throw out a lawsuit that claims inadequate funding and staffing for the U.S. Census Bureau will lead to a massive undercount of blacks and other racial and ethnic minorities in 2020.
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Grimm didn't immediately rule Monday after hearing arguments from attorneys representing the Census Bureau and the NAACP.
Prince George's County, Maryland, joined the civil rights group in suing the Census Bureau and President Donald Trump in March.
The NAACP claims poor planning for the nation's first-ever digital census will exacerbate undercounts and leave the 2020 Census vulnerable to cyberattack.
Justice Department lawyers argue that the NAACP's concerns about census preparations are premature and based on nothing more than conjecture.
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