Census Plaintiffs Seek Sanctions Against Trump Administration for Trial ‘Fraud’
Reuters reports that civil rights groups who successfully blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census are seeking sanctions against government officials, saying they brazenly hid the truth about the inquiry’s origins during trial.
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a New York court to grant new discovery into the alleged misconduct, as well as monetary sanctions for the government’s “concerted campaign of delay and obfuscation” during trial last November.
Reuters’ Nick Brown writes that the plaintiffs cited a list of “false or misleading” testimonies that amounted to “fraud on the court,” perpetrated by officers of the U.S. Department of Commerce, DOJ and Census Bureau.
