Overview
- U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction barring DOGE from accessing personal data at the Departments of Education, Treasury, and OPM.
- The ruling protects the information of individual plaintiffs and members of the plaintiff organizations, including unions and military veterans.
- The judge found that DOGE's access to millions of records likely violated the Privacy Act of 1974, which safeguards against unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
- The lawsuit alleges that DOGE used the data for purposes beyond its intended use, such as dismantling the Department of Education.
- This injunction is part of broader legal challenges against the Trump administration's cost-cutting agenda and DOGE's controversial data access practices.