A Manhattan federal court judge on Tuesday made a preliminary finding that there was “strong” evidence the Trump administration acted in bad faith when deciding to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census in a ruling to move forward New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood’s lawsuit over the question about citizenship.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York made the finding in a ruling from the bench, Underwood’s office said in a news release. The ruling came after oral arguments on a motion to dismiss by the administration, which was not decided Tuesday according to a spokesman from the U.S. Department of Commerce.