Posted on 02/24/2025 9:43:24 AM PST by DFG
Yet another federal judge had decided to legislate from the bench to stop the Trump Administration.
As Politico reported, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland, a Biden appointee, prevented the Education Department and Office of Personnel Management from sharing sensitive information with Elon Musk’s DOGE, claiming it violates federal privacy laws.
“The continuing, unauthorized disclosure of plaintiffs’ sensitive personal information to DOGE affiliates is irreparable harm that money damages cannot rectify,” U.S. Boardman wrote Monday in a 33-page ruling that granted a two-week restraining order.
“DOGE affiliates have been granted access to systems of record that contain some of the plaintiffs’ most sensitive data — Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, income and assets, citizenship status, and disability status — and their access to this trove of personal information is ongoing,” she added.
“Upon consideration of the amended complaint, the TRO briefing, the limited record evidence, oral argument, and the recent decisions of other courts in similar cases, the Court finds that the plaintiffs have met their burden for the extraordinary relief they seek,” the ruling also notes.
“The TRO is granted in part and denied in part.”
Her decision today came in response to a lawsuit brought by federal employee unions, student loan recipients, and veterans. While the Boardman’s order officially applies only to these individuals, it appears likely to serve as a ban on DOGE’s access to data OPM or the Education Department hold about all individuals, according to Politico. This makes her decision the most wide-ranging block on DOGE’s activities so far as the outlet notes.
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I suspect that only one of these things really concerns the judge. The rest is just cover.
Maybe I’m wrong...but doncha think DOGE already has all the datas?
Grok has probably looked at all the data in 5.3 billion different ways before the ‘judge’ took his morning dump today.
Grok already knows all the data and as incorporated it into his library.
Grok also now knows about this judge.
Good job judge.
Grok see you.
My bank has this information and so does my landlord; I don’t see anybody squealing about that.
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