Updated 10:33 p.m. ET
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has temporarily blocked lower court orders for depositions by two senior Trump administration officials in the multiple lawsuits over the new question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census.
The ruling comes after U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco filed a request Tuesday night for the high court to permanently block the court-ordered depositions by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Justice Department official John Gore, as well as requests for internal documents.
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