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| Federal judge rules not to immediately block DOGE access to Labor Department systems |
| 2025-02-08 |
| [FoxNews] A federal judge on Friday said he would not immediately block the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from accessing systems at the Labor Department. U.S. District Judge John Bates said he had concerns about DOGE but that the labor unions who sued to block their access to the systems have not yet provided evidence of any legal injury. "Although the court harbors concerns about defendants’ alleged conduct, it must deny plaintiffs’ motion at this time," Bates wrote. The ruling comes after the Trump administration agreed earlier this week that DOGE would not receive access to the Labor Department until this court decision. The Justice Department said there are three DOGE staffers assigned to the Labor Department and reporting to its acting secretary, although they have been made special government employees and are required to follow the law with any sensitive information about corporations or workers as they conduct a review. Musk’s DOGE team had gained access to sensitive Treasury Department payment systems, although a judge has since blocked that access to Treasury records containing sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. DOGE has also largely dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development and offered financial incentives to millions of federal workers to resign. "At every step, DOGE is violating multiple laws, from constitutional limits on executive power, to laws protecting civil servants from arbitrary threats and adverse action, to crucial protections for government data collected and stored on hundreds of millions of Americans," labor union lawyers represented by the Related: Democracy Forward: 2025-01-29 Federal judge blocks Trump pause on trillions in grants, loans Democracy Forward: 2024-01-27 Is the Electoral Fix Already In? Related: Labor Department: 2024-12-31 CIA whistleblower reveals government 'gaslighting' that Americans should be terrified of Labor Department: 2024-11-22 Becerra Says 'We Do the Best We Can' After HHS Loses Contact with Migrant Kids Labor Department: 2024-10-21 Buy the Vote - Biden expands contraception mandate to cover all over-the-counter products |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 t the labor unions who sued to block their access to the systems have not yet provided evidence of any legal injury. That's what they're afraid of. |
| Posted by: alanc 2025-02-08 17:43 |
| #3 ^ good question, but it has no standing. |
| Posted by: q 2025-02-08 13:18 |
| #2 The question that needs to be answered once and for all is who runs the Executive Branch: the President (by the Constitution), labor unions (by lawsuit when possible), or the Judiciary? The future of our nation depends on the answer. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2025-02-08 11:40 |
| #1 The judge said he had concerns about DOGE but that the plaintiffs were whiny little bitches who should stop bothering the court with AI-generated motions. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-02-08 09:40 |