A federal appeals court struck down a preliminary injunction that limited the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Americans’ data.
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AfederalappealscourtonTuesdayrejectedaneffortbyagroupoflaborunionstoblockPresidentDonaldTrump’sDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency,orDOGE,fromaccessingpotentiallysensitiveU.S.userdatafromseveralgovernmentagencies.
JudgesontheFourthCircuitCourtofAppealsruled2-1tovacatealowercourt’spreliminaryinjunctionthatblockedDOGEfromaccessingcertainuserdata,citingconcernsthatDOGE’saccesswouldviolatefederalprivacylaws.
Therulingisanear-termwinfortheTrumpadministration,allowingDOGEto accesssensitiveuserinformationcompiledbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,TreasuryDepartment,andOfficeofPersonnelManagement.
Unionshadsuedtoblocktheaccessearlierthisyear,citingprivacyconcerns.
The2-1appealscourtrulingvacatesthelowercourt’spreliminaryinjunction,handeddownbyU.S.DistrictJudgeDeborahBoardma,and remandsitbacktothelowercourttobeheardonitsmerits.
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