The University of California Student Association renewed its call Thursday for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Education’s disclosure of personal information to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in response to an opposition motion filed Thursday by Acting Secretary of Education Denise Carter (see 2502130037).
States play a unique role in preserving constitutional order and won't shy from fighting alleged privacy violations by President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) during a press conference Friday ahead of a scheduled oral argument.
Acting Secretary of Education Denise Carter filed Thursday in opposition to a motion for a temporary restraining order on employee access to Education Department systems from the University of California Student Association. The government cited a conflict with the separation of powers and the unlikeliness that plaintiffs will succeed on the merits of their claim.
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. District Court of Southern New York to deny 19 states' motion for a preliminary injunction to block Elon Musk’s data-collection efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with a coalition of privacy defenders including Lex Lumina, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk, among others, over alleged violations of the Privacy Act of 1974.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed suit against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Monday. EPIC called DOGE’s allegedly illegal seizure of personnel records and payment system data “the largest data breach in American history.”
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violated federal privacy law by allowing Elon Musk and his associates access to sensitive data, and the Trump administration is violating the law by halting work at the agency, a federal employee union said in two lawsuits filed Sunday.
Courts are responding appropriately to the Trump administration’s disregard for federal privacy law, consumer advocates said Monday as federal injunctions mount against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (see 2502070050).
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said Thursday they will sue to block Elon Musk’s data-collection efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Meanwhile, congressional Republicans and Democrats want more information about the authority DOGE is using to collect sensitive information (see 2502050046).