The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over whether records from the Department of Government Efficiency must be released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued for records documenting DOGE’s work early in President Donald Trump’s second term. The watchdog argues that the department, created by Trump and led by Elon Musk, is a federal agency whose records are subject to public requests. The administration says DOGE is a presidential advisory body and is exempt.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled for the watchdog and ordered the government to expedite its request. An appeals court upheld that decision. The administration then took the case to the Supreme Court, arguing that the request intrudes on the confidentiality of presidential advisers and that the appeals court failed to account for the separation of powers.
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