A federal judge has denied a motion from the Trump administration to stay discovery in state Attorney General Barbara Underwood’s lawsuit over a question about citizenship on the 2020 U.S. Census.

Judge Furman. Photo: Rick Kopstein/NYLJ

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York said in a decision Friday afternoon that discovery should go forward as scheduled, including a deposition of Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights John Gore. That deposition is scheduled for Sept. 12.