Department of Government Efficiency
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate tens of thousands of federal employees who were summarily dismissed in an alleged attempt to circumvent employment protections. On March 7, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the administration engaged in a “sham” operation…
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A U.S. federal judge ruled last Friday that employees of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may continue to access sensitive U.S. Treasury data, determining that the plaintiffs—retirees and union representatives—failed to demonstrate an imminent risk of irreparable harm. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that while the unions had standing to bring…
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Donald Trump has filed a motion to dissolve a temporary restraining order (TRO) that restricts access to Treasury Department payment systems. The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer over the weekend, limits access to civil servants with job-related needs, effectively blocking Elon Musk and the…
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s White House-backed efficiency team from accessing sensitive Treasury Department data following a lawsuit filed by 19 states challenging the legality of such access. The lawsuit, brought by a coalition of mostly Democratic attorneys general, argues that President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent violated federal law…
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A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, alleging unauthorized access to a sensitive federal payments database. The lawsuit, filed Friday, February, 7, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenges the administration’s decision to…
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