Legal Action

A coalition of unions and think tanks sued the Trump-Vance administration to prevent the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive information housed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(HHS), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The plaintiffs argue the creation of DOGE itself oversteps the powers of the Executive Branch, and that DOGE has no authority under the Administrative Procedure Act to eliminate government agencies or access sensitive information within government agencies. The plaintiffs further argue that DOGE obtaining sensitive agency information violates the Privacy Act by failing to meet the Privacy Act’s criteria for the disclosure of records. The plaintiffs request the court prevent DOGE from accessing any further records from DOL, HHS, and CFPB, and require DOGE to return any records from these agencies they may have illegally obtained.