“I can’t give prophylactic restraining orders": Chutkan declines request for "broad" block on DOGE
1 month, 1 week ago

“I can’t give prophylactic restraining orders": Chutkan declines request for "broad" block on DOGE

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U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to issue a restraining order against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency on Friday, saying the request brought by over a dozen states was overly broad. The temporary restraining order on Musk and DOGE was requested by the 14 states that filed a lawsuit against the entity and its billionaire head on Thursday. While previous orders granted by judges have restricted DOGE's access to data and payment systems at the U.S. Treasury, Chutkan said the states were being too vague in their request. Chutkan requested they file another request by Sunday afternoon that better defines the harm that Musk and DOGE could cause.

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'Shot across the bow': Legal expert warns Elon Musk's court win may be short-lived
1 month ago

'Shot across the bow': Legal expert warns Elon Musk's court win may be short-lived

Raw Story  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk got a temporary win in court this week in his efforts to continue infiltrating and cutting several key government agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency task force — but the victory may be short-lived, MSNBC legal analyst Adam Klasfeld wrote Tuesday evening. They petitioned U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan — the same judge who heard …

US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce
1 month ago

US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce

Al Jazeera  

Judge Tanya Chutkan has ruled against a 14-state effort to get a restraining order against DOGE efforts to access data and fire federal employees. A United States judge has handed a temporary win to President Donald Trump and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, ruling against a request for a temporary restraining order that would slow down their efforts to hollow …

Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or his team from federal data or firing workers
1 month ago

Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or his team from federal data or firing workers

LA Times  

Elon Musk listens as President Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office recently. A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and his White House advisory team from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk’s authority but said there isn’t evidence …

Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees
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1 month ago

Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday questioned the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency but was skeptical of a request to block DOGE from accessing sensitive data and firing employees at half a dozen federal agencies. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan held a hearing on a request from 14 states for a temporary restraining …

Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
55 years, 2 months ago

Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server

Wired  

Federal employees are seeking a temporary restraining order as part of a class action lawsuit accusing a group of Elon Musk’s associates of allegedly operating an illegally connected server from the fifth floor of the US Office of Personnel Management’s headquarters in Washington, DC. An attorney representing two federal workers—Jane Does 1 and 2—filed a motion this morning arguing that …

Federal judge signals new restraining order on Trump's 'catastrophic' funding freeze
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Federal judge signals new restraining order on Trump's 'catastrophic' funding freeze

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan said she was inclined to issue a restraining order against the Trump administration because it had not complied with another judge who said that a federal spending freeze must be halted. Last week, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island first issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump's freeze on …

Judge Denies Oregon's Request For Restraining Order Against Federal Officers
4 years, 7 months ago

Judge Denies Oregon's Request For Restraining Order Against Federal Officers

NPR  

Judge Denies Oregon's Request For Restraining Order Against Federal Officers Enlarge this image toggle caption Ankur Dholakia/AFP via Getty Images Ankur Dholakia/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 2:45 a.m. Sponsor Message "We are today asking the federal court to stop the federal police from secretly stopping and forcibly grabbing Oregonians off our streets," Rosenblum wrote in a statement. Sponsor Message …

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