Judge denies states' bid to curtail DOGE's powers

A coalition of 14 states wants to block the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, from accessing federal data systems and making personnel decisions at agencies.

A federal judge on Tuesday denied an effort by 14 states to immediately block Elon Musk and his advisory Department of Government Efficiency from accessing data systems or making personnel decisions at seven federal agencies.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote that the "possibility" that DOGE could harm the states "is not enough" to halt its activities.

“The court is aware that DOGE’s unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion for Plaintiffs and many of their agencies and residents,” Chutkan added, but the states haven't linked those actions to any "imminent harm" in their states.

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The judge had signaled how she was likely to rule at a hearing Monday, when she told an attorney for the states that the potential harm of DOGE’s actions was “troubling, indeed,” but that she needed specifics beyond “a generalized fear that this is going to happen.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/judge-denies-states-bid-curtail-doges-powers-rcna192708

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