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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block watchdog access to DOGE documents
- On May 20, 2025, the Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene and prevent lower court mandates compelling the Department of Government Efficiency to disclose documents to a watchdog group based in Washington.
- This appeal follows a February lawsuit filed by a government watchdog group alleging that DOGE exercises extensive authority without sufficient transparency, with lower courts determining that it must adhere to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
- The administration contends DOGE is a presidential advisory body exempt from FOIA and says discovery demands, including a deposition of acting administrator Amy Gleason, are overly broad and intrusive.
- In March, Judge Christopher Cooper found DOGE likely exceeds advisory functions by cancelling contracts and shuttering agencies, setting a June 13 compliance deadline that Solicitor General Sauer urged the Court to stay.
- The case highlights ongoing tension over DOGE’s role and transparency, as emergency appeals reach the Supreme Court amid debates on government oversight and FOIA applicability.
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Supreme Court hands DOGE a temporary win
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a temporary stay to a lower court's demand for a top Trump administration official to testify in court. In a lawsuit from the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a district court ordered the "alleged acting administrator of DOGE" to testify in...
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to shield DOGE documents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed the Trump administration to shield Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from freedom of information requests seeking thousands of pages of material.
American Oversight Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Administration’s Effort to Shield DOGE and Musk from Transparency - American Oversight
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