Appeals Court Again Rejects DOJ Request To Delay Census Case
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Tierney Sneed
November 21, 2018 3:15 pm
It looks like the Justice Department will be bugging the Supreme Court yet again.
An appeals court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s latest request to delay the proceedings in the Census citizenship case, where the trial wrapped up last week.
“Upon due consideration, and substantially for the reasons set forth in the District Court’s brief opinion denying the motion before it, it is hereby ORDERED that the motions for a stay before this Court are DENIED,” the order said.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman on Tuesday wrote a fiery order rejecting the request for the delay, which was the 12th time the Justice Department had asked for a delay in the proceedings in the litigation in New York.
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