Overview

• Attorneys general of New Mexico and 13 other states allege that Musk was granted unchecked authority to slash federal programs and spending without congressional approval
• Judge Tanya Chutkan found the states offered plausible evidence that Musk holds continuing executive power at DOGE despite lacking Senate confirmation
• Chutkan dismissed claims against President Trump, citing the court’s inability to enjoin a president in the performance of official duties
• Plaintiffs also accuse DOGE of unlawfully accessing private and proprietary government data, asserting that this access caused them legal injury
• Since January, Musk has led efforts to eliminate federal offices, cut thousands of agency jobs and roll back regulations under the Trump administration’s efficiency drive