The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied the California Student Association’s motion for expedited discovery in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive information. Judge Randolph Moss ruled the students failed to show expedited discovery is needed in case 25-00354.
New York and 19 other states Friday opposed the federal government's motion to partially dissolve a preliminary injunction in a case about Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unauthorized access to sensitive information of Americans within the Treasury Department. The state AGs said the U.S. District Court for Southern New York should deny the motion because the defendants didn't fully address the court's concerns.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) asked a New York court to dismiss a complaint against them in a case alleging DOGE accessed sensitive personal data in violation of the 1974 Privacy Act. They allege the plaintiffs -- current and former federal employees -- lack subject matter jurisdiction and standing because they have not suffered a cognizable injury, nor have they sufficiently alleged causation or redressability.
The University of California Student Association on Wednesday filed a reply further supporting their request for expedited discovery in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive information, after Acting U.S. Department of Education Secretary Denise Carter asked a federal court on Monday to deny their March 4 motion (see 2503110039).
Acting U.S. Department of Education Secretary Denise Carter asked a federal court on Monday to deny the California Student Association’s March 4 motion for expedited discovery in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive information. Carter alleges the student association hasn't made a case for expedited discovery and failed to show the irreparable harm DOGE's access to Education Department records would have on its members.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) sued the federal government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Friday for failing to respond to a pair of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about its information security and worker privacy practices, EPIC said Monday.
The U.S. District Court for Maryland partially granted a motion Monday for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive personal information at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Education Department. The plaintiffs clearly showed that they would suffer irreparable harm without injunctive relief, the court said.
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A U.S. District Court of Southern New York judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday prohibiting Treasury Department employees who are not in a Senate-confirmed position from accessing department systems that contain personally identifiable information (PII) or financial information of payees.
The U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia on Friday denied a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Treasury Department by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s access to sensitive information.