US Judge Restricts DOGE Treasury Access in Privacy Fight
- Maryland judge rules as New York judge weighs easing limits
- Latest decision covers millions of union members who sued
The order was limited to restrict access to records about the members of the five unions that brought the case.
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A federal judge blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing personal information for millions of US union members at the Treasury and Education departments.
The Monday ruling by US District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland extends a temporary restraining order she entered a month ago and expands it to apply to Treasury as well as Education and the federal Office of Personnel Management. She said the union members were likely to succeed in arguing that the government violated US privacy laws by giving DOGE-affiliated employees access to the records.