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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2002

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Census Bureau to release adjusted data for every jurisdiction in the country.

In a unanimous decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal judge's order and said the information was public. The agency claimed the data was "predecisional."

Adjusted data can benefit areas that are undercounted, including those with a high Indian population. At least 150,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives were missed by the recent 2000 Census.

Get the Story:
Appeals Panel Tells Census Bureau to Release Adjusted Figures (AP 10/10)
Username: indianz.com, Password: indianz.com

Get the Decision:
CARTER v. US DEP'T OF COMMERCE, No. 02-35161 (9th Cir. October 08, 2002)

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