Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Lift Injunction Blocking Elon Musk’s DOGE Agency From Accessing Sensitive Social Security Data

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Lift Injunction Blocking Elon Musk’s DOGE Agency From Accessing Sensitive Social Security Data

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive Social Security data, arguing the injunction limits President Donald Trump’s authority.

“This emergency application presents a now-familiar theme,” wrote Solicitor General D. John Sauer. “A district court has issued sweeping injunctive relief without legal authority to do so, in ways that inflict ongoing, irreparable harm on urgent federal priorities and stymie the Executive Branch’s functions.”

The administration says Judge Ellen Hollander’s order prevents DOGE from carrying out its mission to detect waste and fraud, calling the effort “time sensitive.” Sauer added, “The district court’s flawed injunction forecloses the Executive Branch from carrying out the pressing priorities of modernizing government information systems and ferreting out fraud, waste, and abuse.” The Supreme Court has requested a response from opposing attorneys by May 12.

Earlier, the Fourth Circuit denied the administration’s appeal.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower court order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive Social Security data, arguing the injunction limits President Trump’s authority. “This emergency application presents a now-familiar theme,” wrote Solicitor General D. John Sauer. “A district court has issued sweeping injunctive relief without legal authority to do so, in ways that inflict ongoing, irreparable harm on urgent federal priorities and stymie the Executive Branch’s functions.”

The administration says Judge Ellen Hollander’s order prevents DOGE from carrying out its mission to detect waste and fraud, calling the effort “time sensitive.” Sauer added, “The district court’s flawed injunction forecloses the Executive Branch from carrying out the pressing priorities of modernizing government information systems and ferreting out fraud, waste, and abuse.”

The Supreme Court has requested a response from opposing attorneys by May 12. Earlier, the Fourth Circuit denied the administration’s appeal.