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A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

The brief argues that this unprecedented use of the Act represents a dangerous overreach of executive power, the potential for abuse of power, the erosion of civil liberties, and the undermining of constitutional principles.

Through this executive order, the president is attempting to act beyond his power and usurp the role of Congress and the states to set their own election laws.

The temporary restraining order against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), its Acting Director Victor Morales, and Special Adviser Kari Lake temporarily halts the far-reaching layoffs of Voice of America’s civil servants.

Freedom of Information Act request to the Federal Aviation Administration calls for transparency surrounding contracts, communications, and potential conflicts of interest over the agency’s acquisition of SpaceX’s Starlink terminals.

The Alien Enemies Act, passed in 1798, was intended for use only during times of war, and Trump’s recent invocation of the Act is not only unwarranted but also violates constitutional principles that limit the scope of executive power.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media violated the First Amendment, separation of powers, appointments clause, and several laws when it suspended nearly all operations, says a new complaint filed by unions and workers.

“Congress has not extended OPM the authority to willy-nilly fire federal employees across the government, and the president cannot change that simply by signing an executive order.”

The case was the first to argue that Musk’s actions were in violation of the United States Constitution’s Appointments Clause. This is the first court opinion to make that finding. The court also found that the conduct of Musk and DOGE violates constitutional Separation of Powers.

The new filing urges the federal judge to hold an evidentiary hearing and to address the threshold issue of whether the Government’s motion to dismiss the indictment is “tainted with impropriety.”

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle, the lawsuit seeks to block this illegal action, which violates the constitutional rights of federal employees and undermines collective bargaining protections.

The judge ordered immediate reinstatement of terminated probationary employees of the Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Defense, and Treasury departments, and these agencies must cease termination of probationary employees, effective immediately.

No president has ever removed a Member since the FLRA was created in 1978. Susan Tsui Grundmann’s case is one of several where the heads of independent agencies were removed by the President without cause.

The brief urges the court to issue a preliminary injunction reversing the White House’s decision to exclude the AP from the press pool and restrict its access to presidential events.

The motion filing to submit an amicus brief in Mayor Adams’ federal criminal case asks the federal judge in the case to consider Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s conduct under the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Principles of Federal Prosecution.

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was reintroduced today by Alabama Congresswoman Rep. Terri Sewell.

Mary Comans’ wrongful termination occurred after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency committee targeted Comans and other DHS career employees for providing life-saving housing services as part of the DHS Shelter and Services Program.

"The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe to hire and fire employees at another agency,” Judge William H. Alsup stated.

This filing is the latest step in a lawsuit by 26 anonymous plaintiffs, which aims to stop Musk and DOGE from continuing their unconstitutional assault on federal programs, federal employees, and laws duly enacted by Congress.

The temporary restraining order would stop OPM from directing the unlawful firings, which the plaintiffs refer to in their complaint as “one of the most massive employment frauds in the history of this country.”

Some of the nation’s largest public service unions have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the unlawful mass terminations of probationary federal employees, which was directed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and its Acting Director, Charles Ezell.

If granted, the preliminary injunction will block Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from violating privacy and security laws by demanding unauthorized access to sensitive data and using their powers to target, threaten, and remove federal employees.

A group of Republican former officials and legal experts filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of protecting Hampton Dellinger from dismissal as Special Counsel of the watchdog Office of Special Counsel.

Government employees suit cites glaring appointments clause problem.

In new FOIAs, democracy watchdog group requests government records across federal agencies.