US Supreme Court temporarily halts access sought by watchdog group to DOGE records
Watchdog group sought records on DOGE's operations
Lower court found DOGE is likely subject to FOIA law
By Andrew Chung, Reuters, May 23, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily paused judicial orders requiring the Department of Government Efficiency, established by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by his billionaire adviser Elon Musk, to turn over records and answer questions in the coming days and weeks concerning its operations.
The court put on hold Washington-based U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper's orders for DOGE to respond to a government watchdog group's requests for information after finding that DOGE likely is a government agency covered by the federal Freedom of Information Act.
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