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United States of America: Court issued temporary restraining order against DOGE access to sensitive personal information

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Court issued temporary restraining order against DOGE access to sensitive personal information

On 7 February 2025, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order preventing employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive information within the Treasury Depa…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-02-06
under deliberation

On 6 February 2025, the New York Attorney General, along with 13 other Attorneys General, issued a …

2025-02-08
under investigation

On 7 February 2025, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a temporary …

2025-02-14
under deliberation

On 14 February 2025, 12 Attorneys General released a joint statement seeking a preliminary injuncti…

2025-02-21
under litigation

On 21 February 2025, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a prelimin…