Mealey's (November 2, 2018, 1:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Oct. 29 filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to reverse a trial court’s discovery orders granting extra-record discovery to a group of states and other parties opposing citizenship queries in the upcoming census, arguing that discovery into the mental state of the secretary of Commerce is unjustified and runs counter to established case law (In re U.S. Department of Commerce, No. 18-557, U.S. Sup.)....