US EditionJudge rules DOGE not exempt from open records laws
- A federal judge ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency is likely covered by the Freedom of Information Act , allowing access to government records.
- Judge Christopher Cooper stated that the Trump administration did not successfully challenge claims about DOGE exercising substantial independent authority.
- Cooper emphasized the need for timely information on DOGE, ordering records to be produced on an expedited basis due to its unprecedented authority.
- The judge sided with the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in their FOIA litigation against DOGE.
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Conservative Review‘Double Standard’: DC Court That Shielded John Kerry’s Staff Changed Its Tune When It Came To DOGE
A federal judge ordered DOGE to disclose staff identities in response to FOIA lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics.
The Needle: Pungent Musk Edition
Win some, lose some: A federal judge in D.C. ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Sieg heil!-giving hatchet man Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act. That’s a win for transparency at a government agency that has been gaslighting the public about work from the jump. DOGE has posted data online about the cuts of government contracts, falsely claiming tens of billions of dollars in savings. Now, th…
A little-known law is in the spotlight: What to know about the Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 protects personal information collected across federal agencies. Privacy groups and attorneys are invoking it to block access to personal records by DOGE.
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