During a court session on Monday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan was skeptical of the legality of barring President Donald Trump’s team from obtaining federal information and dismissing government employees. The lawsuit involves Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and their initiatives to reduce government expenditures.
Judge Chutkan has not yet made a decision but indicated that she would issue a ruling within the next day. She hinted at a potential dismissal of the request from 14 Democrat-led states, which aimed to prevent Musk and his department from accessing data or orchestrating firings within various federal agencies.
The judge noted that the states’ argument did not sufficiently demonstrate the necessity for such extensive measures. The controversy centers around actions taken by DOGE in several federal departments, including the Office of Personnel Management, and the Departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human Services, Energy, Transportation, and Commerce.
“There is no greater threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the hands of a single, unelected individual,” the lawsuit against DOGE…
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