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Judge temporarily blocks Musk’s ‘Doge’ team from accessing treasury records (www.theguardian.com)
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A federal judge early on Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing treasury department records that contain sensitive personal data such as social security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

US district judge Paul A Engelmayer issued the preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued Donald Trump. The case, filed in federal court in New York city, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the treasury department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.

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[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They own the courts. R’s have been gerrymandering and stacking the courts for decades.

[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Certainly not all of them, and I believe the defendants have the ability to choose the court district where the case is held. Looks how often Musk has used Texas courts to get his way.