Appellate court won't lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security information
- The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, declined on Wednesday to lift restrictions on DOGE's access to Social Security data.
- The court acted after a Maryland judge issued an injunction blocking unfettered access due to likely violations of federal privacy law.
- The lawsuit, filed in February by labor unions and advocacy groups, alleges that unlimited DOGE access to sensitive records poses privacy and security risks.
- The court voted 9-6 to keep the injunction, with Judge Robert King emphasizing that Americans entrusted personal data to SSA expecting it to be fiercely protected.
- Trump's administration intends to pursue all legal options to restore DOGE's access, seeing the effort as part of a broader federal government overhaul led by Musk and Trump.
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Appeals court upholds block on DOGE access to Social Security systems
A block on DOGE from accessing the Social Security Administration systems that house the personal data of millions of Americans can continue, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. In a 9-6 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kept in place a preliminary injunction from Judge Ellen Hollander of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland that barred individuals with the Elon Musk-led group from rooting around in SSA network…
US appeals court will not allow DOGE to access Social Security data - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
A divided federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to lift an order blocking the U.S. Social Security Administration from giving the Elon Musk-spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency unfettered access to the data of millions of Americans.
Appeals Court Declines to Lift Restrictions on DOGE’s Access to Social Security Information
A federal appeals court on April 30 said it would not lift the restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing unredacted Social Security data of millions of Americans. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ full panel of judges voted 9-6 to keep U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander’s previous preliminary injunction in place while DOGE proceeds with its appeal. On April 17, Hollander’s order barred the Social Securit…
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