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Justices to hear DOGE records suit

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog's lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

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  1. Just the News

    Supreme Court agrees to hear lawsuit seeking records about Elon Musk's government-cutting DOGE (opens Just the News)

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    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington argues that DOGE is a federal agency, making it subject to the Freedom of Information Act, and the Trump administration argues that, as a presidential advisory body, DOGE is exempt from the law.

  2. The Hill

    Supreme Court to hear DOGE’s bid to avoid turning over internal documents (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review a requirement that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) turn over internal communications in ongoing litigation, which the Trump administration calls an “intrusive” demand that violates the separation of powers.

  3. WNYT Albany

    Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE (opens WNYT Albany)

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    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about trillionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The high court said on Tuesday that it will intervene for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s case, wh…

  4. MyNorthwest

    Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court, siding with the Trump administration, agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

  5. MS Now

    Supreme Court grants Trump administration’s request to review DOGE discovery dispute (opens MS Now)

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    The high court action follows last year’s order to narrow DOGE discovery over dissent from the court’s Democratic appointees.

  6. Independent Journal Review

    Supreme Court Takes Up DOGE FOIA Dispute (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The Supreme Court agreed to review the Trump administration’s effort to block a watchdog group from obtaining records about DOGE, including its role in federal job and funding cuts. The dispute centers on whether DOGE is subject to the Freedom of Information Act and how much internal information mus…

  7. NBC News

    Supreme Court to hear Trump attempt to withhold DOGE documents (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court allowed a watchdog group to seek further information about the internal operations of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency that played a key role in firing thousands of federal workers and canceling various streams of government funding.

  8. CBS News

    Supreme Court takes up dispute over access to DOGE records (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court agreed to take up a dispute involving a government watchdog group's attempt to get information from the Department of Government Efficiency​.

  9. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court takes on public access to DOGE records (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The Trump administration asked the high court to help it conceal information about the controversial Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency from an ethics watchdog.

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Supreme Court takes up DOGE documents fight and an asylum plea from a chef for terrorists (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a pair of appeals from President Donald Trump’s administration, including a case about the Department of Government Efficiency, the government-cutting entity once run by Elon Musk, and a dispute about a Nigerian man who was deni…

  11. Forbes

    Supreme Court Will Determine Whether Musk’s DOGE Activities Can Stay Under Wraps (opens Forbes)

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    The Trump administration has been trying to block information about DOGE from being made public through Freedom of Information Act requests.

  12. NOTUS

    Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration in DOGE Records Lawsuit (opens NOTUS)

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    The White House has argued that DOGE is exempt from FOIA’s requirements as a presidential advisory body.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court to hear request for DOGE’s internal documents (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a lawsuit over a left-wing watchdog’s attempt to obtain the Department of Government Efficiency’s internal documents through a Freedom of Information Act request, which the Trump administration claims intrudes on separation-of-powers protections.

  14. The Federalist

    SCOTUS Agrees To Weigh Leftist Group’s Gambit To Acquire DOGE Records (opens The Federalist)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to take up a major case that will decide whether a leftist nonprofit can acquire records from President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The high court revealed in its newest order list that it has added U.S. DOGE Service v. U.S.

  15. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Supreme Court to review dispute over access to DOGE records (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    At issue in the case will be whether the quasi-private entity is similar to other federal agencies, which are generally subject to federal public records laws.

  16. The New Republic

    Supreme Court Sides With Trump and Agrees to Hear DOGE Case (opens The New Republic)

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    The Trump administration wants to block discovery documents detailing the Department of Government Efficiency’s mass firings and contract cancellations—led by billionaire Elon Musk—from a watchdog group. The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced it will allow it to explain why. Last year, the D.C.

  17. Newsweek

    Supreme Court to Hear Case Testing Powers of Elon Musk DOGE Investigation (opens Newsweek)

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    The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case stemming from a FOIA request into DOGE.

  18. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog case on Elon Musk’s DOGE records (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Trump administration argues that DOGE is exempt from freedom of information requirements.

  19. The Daily Signal

    Supreme Court Steps Into Trump’s DOGE Fight a Second Time (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has to release extensive records of deliberations on cutting government spending. The Trump administration is challenging a lower court’s sweeping discovery order against DOGE despite a previous Supreme C…

  20. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Justices to rule on DOGE secrecy (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether President Donald Trump's administration can avoid handing over records to a watchdog group about its Department of Government Efficiency, an initiative aimed at slashing agency budgets and workers spearheaded last year by…

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Justices to hear DOGE records suit (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog's lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

  22. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Supreme Court to hear Trump’s fight to shield DOGE records from disclosure (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide whether President Donald Trump’s administration can avoid handing over records to a watchdog group about its Department of Government Efficiency, an initiative aimed at slashing agency budgets and workers spearheaded last year by his former adviser …

  23. Cheddar

    Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over Musk’s DOGE Records (opens Cheddar)

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    The supreme court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s appeal in a fight over public access to records from Elon Musk’s DOGE.

  24. Truthout

    Supreme Court to Hear Trump Arguments to Keep Musk’s DOGE Records Secret (opens Truthout)

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    Elon Musk has spent over $360 million in support of Trump's MAGA allies for this year's midterm elections.

  25. Time

    Can the Public See DOGE’s Records? The Supreme Court Takes Up a Key Fight (opens Time)

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    The nation’s highest court will decide if a watchdog group can obtain information to help establish if DOGE is subject to federal government public records law.

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