Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’
It’s the first significant ruling in a growing legal push to pierce DOGE’s secretive veil, a decision that undercuts Musk’s repeated insistence about the operation’s transparency.
Judge orders Trump's DOGE to provide documents about dismantling federal agencies, layoffs
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled Monday that DOGE, which Trump has said is headed by billionaire adviser Elon Musk, must provide documents about “mass firings and dramatic disruptions to ...
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Judge finds DOGE works in ‘unusual secrecy’ and must comply with records requests
Judge Christopher Cooper said in an order Monday night that DOGE’s “unprecedented” authority meant it easily fit the definition of an agency under the Freedom of Information Act. The judge ...
'Remarkably swiftly': Judge calls out 'unusual secrecy' of DOGE in order to hand over FOIA documents requested by watchdog group
A federal judge in the nation’s capital has ordered the Elon Musk-led Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) to hand ...
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‘Unusual secrecy’: Judge orders DOGE to comply with open-record laws
Judge Christopher Cooper also said he’s worried the DOGE isn’t keeping its records as required under the law, and he issued a preservation order to the office, officially titled the U.S. DOGE ...
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Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in 'unusual secrecy'
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had ...