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(CN) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to produce documents related to the compressed census schedule that critics say will lead to an undercount that could cause some states to receive less federal funding while altering the balance of power in the legislative branch.
U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh said the Trump administration’s “conduct has required compressing the case schedule” in a 10-page order denying the administration’s attempt to delay producing documents.
Trump administration lawyers have argued they do not have the necessary time to comb through 88,000 pages of documents to ensure no personal or confidential information is accidentally made public through the court.