Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans
June 6, 2025
The Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration two victories in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The court’s majority sided Friday with the Trump administration in its first Supreme Court appeals involving DOGE, the effort recently led by Elon Musk. The three liberal justices dissented in both cases. One decision halted an order from a judge in Maryland restricting the team’s access to the Social Security Administration under federal privacy laws. The other reined in orders seeking transparency at DOGE in a lawsuit filed by a watchdog group.