U.S. Justice Department Lawyer Tells Judge That Department Is Considering Whether Citizenship Question Can Be Added to Census - Court Transcript

from the transcript:

THE COURT: Let me make a couple of comments, and then I'll turn back to Mr. Gardner to get his thoughts. I assume, although maybe I'm wrong about this, that the parties aren't suggesting I can enjoin the President of the United States from tweeting things. Maybe you are suggesting that. But I will say my initial reaction to that is to have some concern.

But what I perhaps am taking you to suggest is that there could be an order -- and I'm not saying I agree to this; I'm just trying to tee up the issue for Mr. Gardner to respond -- that there could be a mechanism by which I order -- and, again, I'm not saying I'm inclined to do this -- the Census Bureau or the Department of Commerce to take whatever steps are necessary to counteract any such message, which, again, I this is an odd place for the judiciary to be. But I'll at least hear what Mr. Gardner's initial take is, understanding you're still unclear yourself, it seems, on the primary question as to whether or not any of this is going to end up being necessary. I am at least curious as to your initial response to those secondary suggestions from plaintiffs.

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