A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit attempting to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from obtaining records on millions of Americans may proceed.
In conjunction with privacy watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation and two labor unions, more than 100 current and former federal employees sued DOGE, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and Elon Musk in February.
The government filed a motion to dismiss, but on Thursday the judge denied that motion.
The suit seeks to block OPM from disclosing records to DOGE as well as agents of DOGE. It also wants any information already shared to be returned. This ruling doesn’t mean the lawsuit itself will result in victory for the plaintiffs, but it does allow them to carry on.
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