Judge Issues Scathing Ruling Barring DOGE From SS Records

Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander accused DOGE of launching a “fishing expedition” and failing to provide any reason why it needed to access vast swaths of Americans’ personal and private data.

By Susie Madrak — March 21, 2025

A federal judge yesterday issued a temporary restraining order barring Elon Musk's DOGE team from getting access to personally identifiable information from the Social Security Administration. Via CNBC:

Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander in a scathing ruling accused DOGE of launching a "fishing expedition" at the Social Security agency and failing to provide any reason why it needed to access vast swaths of Americans' personal and private data.

The order in U.S. District Court in Baltimore blocks the Social Security Administration, acting commissioner Leland Dudek and chief information officer Michael Russo, as well as all related agents and employees working with them, from granting access to any system containing personally identifiable information.

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