D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to issue a final ruling before Tuesday evening.
A federal judge in Washington seemed reluctant on Feb. 17 to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has not yet issued a final ruling.
The plaintiffs allege that DOGE has overstepped its authority while attempting to reduce government waste and shrink the size of the federal workforce.
D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan seemed skeptical of this allegation and will issue a full ruling before Tuesday evening.
“DOGE was organized, enacted, created, to cut waste,” which was within their authority, she said during a hearing on Feb. 17.
The case comes after a lawsuit filed against President Donald Trump, DOGE, and Elon Musk, who is leading the agency.
The suit was brought by 15 states: New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Washington.
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The suit also alleges that Trump violated the Appointments Clause when he formed DOGE and set Musk to head the agency without first consulting Congress.
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