Fourth Circuit willing to review challenge to Census Bureau’s inadequate preparations

The Fourth Circuit revived a lawsuit alleging the U.S. Census Bureau’s inadequate preparations for the upcoming 2020 census will lead to an undercount of minority populations.

The three-judge panel found in its opinion that it agreed with a district court ruling dismissing claims brought under the Administrative Procedure Act. But it ruled that the claims raised under the Constitution’s enumeration clause could proceed.

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