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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Jun 6, 2025, 05:03 PM Jun 6

Supreme Court lets DOGE access sensitive Social Security Administration information [View all]

Last edited Fri Jun 6, 2025, 06:24 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: CBS News

Updated on: June 6, 2025 / 4:44 PM EDT


Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to access sensitive information kept by the Social Security Administration while legal proceedings move forward. In an unsigned order, the high court agreed to temporarily lift an injunction issued by a federal district court in Maryland that limited DOGE's access to agency systems of records containing the personal information of millions of Americans. Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

"We conclude that, under the present circumstances, SSA may proceed to afford members of the SSA DOGE Team access to the agency records in question in order for those members to do their work," the Supreme Court said in its decision. The emergency appeal to the Supreme Court was the first to land before the high court that directly involved DOGE, the initiative previously led by Elon Musk that aims to shrink the size of the federal government.

DOGE's sweeping efforts have sparked numerous lawsuits. Plaintiffs have argued that the task force has violated federal privacy law governing the government's collection and use of Americans' information kept by agencies. Jackson, joined by Sotomayor, said it's not clear that it is in the public's interest for the Social Security Administration to give DOGE staff access to Americans' data before it's been established that they are entitled to it and said the Supreme Court's decision creates "grave privacy risks for millions."

"The court grants a stay permitting the government to give unfettered data access to DOGE regardless — despite its failure to show any need or any interest in complying with existing privacy safeguards, and all before we know for sure whether federal law countenances such access," she wrote. "The court is thereby, unfortunately, suggesting that what would be an extraordinary request for everyone else is nothing more than an ordinary day on the docket for this Administration."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-doge-social-security-administration-information/



Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1063_6j37.pdf
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Fucking disgusting. SunSeeker Jun 6 #1
Not only disgusting, but anti American. wnylib Jun 6 #10
Regular disgusting without the sex. n/t elocs Jun 6 #19
my feeling exactly-- makes me feel nauseated LymphocyteLover Jun 7 #43
I'm sure they will be selling to the highest bidder, er, donor. sinkingfeeling Jun 6 #2
I'm going to opt out FakeNoose Jun 6 #3
how do you do that? LymphocyteLover Jun 7 #44
I can't, I was being sarcastic FakeNoose Jun 7 #46
I worry records could Just disappear. slightlv Jun 6 #4
What don't they know about us all already? chicoescuela Jun 6 #5
The Supreme Scum NewHendoLib Jun 6 #6
What work are they conducting? Baitball Blogger Jun 6 #7
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Rebl2 Jun 6 #8
This needs to be changed from "The" Supreme Court to Conservatives on the Supreme Court. n/t elocs Jun 6 #9
I just want to cry at this point. IcyPeas Jun 6 #11
You want to have sex with the Supreme Court? n/t elocs Jun 6 #20
My reactions as well. yellow dahlia Jun 6 #39
C'mon e skum (N-ZA) stick it to the man dweller Jun 6 #12
The SC is as corrupt as Trump. Irish_Dem Jun 6 #13
"The" Supreme Court means the entire court rather than the conservatives on it that have the majority. n/t elocs Jun 6 #21
"We'll let a made-up 'government agency'... WestMichRad Jun 6 #14
WTF--let the courts decide first. This is so horrible. riversedge Jun 6 #15
Not just made up but they've been breaking the law since their inception. IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 6 #38
wow Puppyjive Jun 6 #16
A new acronym for the deplorable six: SCROTUMS dickthegrouch Jun 6 #17
WTAF scotus!?!???? Pas-de-Calais Jun 6 #18
Disgusting, but that's what not nominating just 4 new judges while... Justice matters. Jun 6 #22
I'm sitting here screaming and crying annielion Jun 6 #23
Too bad there's no Hipaa for our personal data surfered Jun 6 #24
Sorry, but it's HIPAA LearnedHand Jun 6 #30
At least I didn't say Hippo. surfered Jun 6 #32
😂😂😂 LearnedHand Jun 6 #33
But thank you. Accuracy is important and I edited the post. 🙏 surfered Jun 6 #34
If you live in California, there is dickthegrouch Jun 6 #36
This seems about 50 times more relevant than a twitter feud quakerboy Jun 6 #25
They are criminals Iamscrewed Jun 6 #26
What was the argument to access our personal data? Asking for a country vapor2 Jun 6 #27
Supreme Court and our private information Haru Jun 6 #28
Larson from CT has something he is trying to implement. yellow dahlia Jun 7 #40
This is all so they can allegedly root out fraud k_buddy762 Jun 6 #29
Why? Why is our Supreme Court killing our country? travelingthrulife Jun 6 #31
Supreme Court does what their billionaire minders pay them to do. Irish_Dem Jun 7 #51
Identity theft? That's a crime isn't it? nt Hotler Jun 6 #35
Supreme Court is now an absolute joke Picaro Jun 6 #37
Ruling comes too late for DOGE Deminpenn Jun 7 #41
That data is already gone Ruby the Liberal Jun 7 #49
All the years of protecting your ss #, and now it's been given to whoever by SCOTUS Evolve Dammit Jun 7 #42
I can see why the USSC has beefed up their security. travelingthrulife Jun 7 #45
Our Cradle to Grave info was sent to a data center before the ink was dry. Ruby the Liberal Jun 7 #47
The SCOTUS fucked up completely lonely bird Jun 7 #48
Starting to look like a Nazi court: Pesky1 Jun 7 #50
Guess all the data, personal and otherwise, yorkster Jun 7 #52
What about my right to privacy? phxjurist Jun 7 #53
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