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Constitution doesn't require census to be accurate, Trump administration says
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 18, 2020 05:09pm |
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| News Date | Sep 18, 2020 04:15pm |
| Description | The Trump administration argued on Friday against a challenge to its 2020 census plans by saying the Constitution requires a count but does not say it must be accurate.
"It cannot be the case that accuracy in and of itself establishes some sort of -- is established in the enumeration clause" of the Constitution, Justice Department attorney Alexander Sverdlov told a federal judge in California.
Sverdlov acknowledged the Census Bureau has set its own "internal metrics and standards but that doesn't mean that they're judicially enforceable." |
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