Supreme Court hands DOGE big wins in Social Security, records cases

[mystery-ak]

 Supreme Court hands DOGE big wins in Social Security, records cases
by Ella Lee and Zach Schonfeld - 06/06/25 4:47 PM ET

The Supreme Court on Friday handed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) two major victories in its expanding legal battle over drastic efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy. 

In two separate emergency rulings issued simultaneously, the court lifted a block on DOGE personnel accessing sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) systems and wiped a ruling forcing DOGE to turn over discovery in a records lawsuit.

Both rulings appeared to be along the Supreme Court’s ideological lines, with the court’s three Democrat-appointed justices publicly dissenting. 

The decisions come as President Trump’s relationship with billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, the face of DOGE for months, publicly imploded Thursday. His administration continues to defend DOGE’s work in the courts. 

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5337658-supreme-court-doge-social-security-records/

[mountaineer]

Cue the hysteria:

Laurie Garrett
@Laurie_Garrett
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision rules that you have no right to privacy, and a paralegal group of geeks, operating under zero Congressional authority, can access ALL of your Social Security data, for whatever purpose.
5:46 PM · Jun 6, 2025

And the rational response:

Chad Felix Greene 🇮🇱
@chadfelixg
They love making this sound like some horrifying violation of privacy when you have to enter your social security number five times a day, frequently saying it out loud in public.
What's my social security data? How much money the government stole from me over 25 years?
9:24 AM · Jun 7, 2025