Trump demands that Supreme Court let Elon Musk’s DOGE access all Social Security data
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President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have full access to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) data. The Justice Department told the justices to block a previous ruling from Judge Ellen Hollander that stopped DOGE from entering the SSA’s internal systems. The department argued that the judge’s decision went beyond her authority and interfered with the Executive Branch. They said the order prevents the team tasked with fixing government data systems from doing their jobs. “The district court is forcing the Executive Branch to stop employees charged with modernizing government information systems from accessing the data in those systems because, in the court’s judgment, those employees do not ‘need’ such access,” they wrote. According to Reuters, the court fight started after two unions and an advocacy group filed a lawsuit to stop Musk’s DOGE from pulling sensitive data from the SSA. Hollander, who was appointed by Barack Obama, agreed with them. She said DOGE gave no real reason why it needed to see almost every record in the system. Her ruling from April 17 called the request “unprecedented” and said it broke the 90-year tradition of privacy inside the SSA. She also said the attempt revealed a deep problem in the agency’s foundation. Republicans fight Trump’s plan from inside Congress On April 30, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond backed Hollander in a divided decision. The court refused to lift her order, which meant DOGE stayed locked out of the SSA. The Supreme Court gave the people challenging Trump’s move until May 12 to respond. While this plays out in court, Trump is also getting hit from the other side—Congress. Even Republicans aren’t backing Musk’s federal cuts. Musk’s DOGE says it already cut $160 billion…
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