nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says The Head Count Must Continue||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop wrapping up in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, as civil rights groups push for more time.

A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August.



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Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says The Head Count Must Continue

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop wrapping up in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, as civil rights groups push for more time.