SCOTUS Rules: Census Count Can Finish Earlier Than Oct. 31 Summary The US Supreme Court sided with the Trump Administration in a case involving this year’s census count, allowing the Department of Commerce, which runs the Census Bureau, to end the count earlier than October 31st. After initially announcing an extended end-date of October 31st due to the coronavirus pandemic, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross moved the end of the counting phase to September 30th. This date was pushed back to …
