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Federal Judge Sides with Trump, Dismisses Concerns Over Student Loan Data Access by Musk-Linked DOGE
The Trump administration secured a legal victory on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, after a federal judge ruled that employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit linked to Elon Musk, can continue accessing sensitive student loan data from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed…
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., appeared unconvinced by a request from 14 states seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Trump administration, which would prevent tech billionaire Elon Musk and his associates at DOGE from accessing federal agency data and firing government employees. U.S. District Judge Tanya Sue Chutkan expressed skepticism during Monday’s…
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Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), has reached a $10 million settlement in the lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over his account’s suspension following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. According to The Wall Street Journal, a federal appellate court recently approved a voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit, with both parties agreeing to…
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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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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, alleging that the billionaire violated federal securities laws by failing to disclose his acquisition of a significant Twitter stake within the required timeframe. The complaint, filed in Washington, D.C.’s federal court on Tuesday, centers on Musk’s delayed disclosure of surpassing the…
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On Friday, U.S. antitrust authorities provided legal insights into Elon Musk’s lawsuit aimed at blocking OpenAI’s transition to a public company. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) did not take a formal stance on the case but highlighted legal principles that could support Musk’s claims of anticompetitive practices involving OpenAI…
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A second federal judge in Texas has stepped away from presiding over Elon Musk’s X Corp lawsuit against a group of advertisers accused of boycotting the social media platform, causing significant delays in the case. Judge Ed Kinkeade Steps Aside U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas recused himself from the case, following the earlier…
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A Delaware judge gave Elon Musk and Tesla the green light on Friday to begin appealing a decision that could determine the fate of Musk’s massive $56 billion compensation package. This move by Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Court of Chancery starts a 30-day window for Tesla and Musk to take their case to the…
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