A judge in the US denied, for now, a request for more than a dozen states to prohibit the department led by Elon Musk to access the computer systems of federal agencies or purge government employees while the litigation is resolved.
A judge refused on Tuesday to immediately block the Doge entity, headed by Elon Musk, so that it does not order the layoffs of federal workers or access the databases of seven agencies, but said that the case raises legitimate questions about the apparent Musk without control authority.
Tanya Chutkan District Judge, based in Washington, denied, for now, a request for more than a dozen states for a court order that prohibits the Government Efficiency Department, or Doge, access to the computer systems of federal agencies or purge government employees while litigation is resolved.
Musk, the richest person in the world, heads Doge, who has assumed the main role in the execution of the republican president's plans to reduce and reform the federal government.
In his decision, Chutkan wrote that the states “legitimately question what seems to be the authority without control of a non -elected individual and an entity that was not created by Congress and on which he has no control.” But the judge said the states had not demonstrated why they were entitled to an immediate restriction order.
Chutkan could eventually fail in favor of the states, but said in his ruling that his request for an emergency court order was too broad and speculative.
The general democratic prosecutors of the states that demanded that Doge's actions had put the ability of these states to carry out educational and other programs.
The states have argued that Musk exercises the type of power that only a government official who has been nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate can be exercised, in accordance with the Appointments clause of the United States Constitution. They have also said that Doge himself has not been authorized by Congress.
The demand seeks to prohibit Doge from accessing the information systems of the work departments, education, health and human services, energy, transport and commerce, and in the personnel administration office.
The states also asked Chutkan, who was appointed by the former Democratic President Barack Obama, who prevents Musk and the members of his team from saying goodbye to federal employees or licensed.
The lawsuit accuses Musk team of illegally accessing data from federal agencies and ordering a federal workforce purge of 2.3 million employees. It was presented by more than a dozen states and announced by the general prosecutors of the states of New Mexico, Michigan and Arizona.
The representatives of the White House and the general prosecutors did not immediately respond to the requests for comments.
However, the White House said previously on Tuesday that Musk is not the Doge administrator, but is a senior advisor of President Donald Trump, a definition that could help the government gain demand.
A administration lawyer told Chutkan on February 14 that he had not been able to confirm that there would have been massive dismissals in the government.
There have been around 20 demands in several federal courts challenging Musk's authority, which have led to mixed results.
The American district judge Jeannette Vargas in New York extended a temporary blockade to Doge that prevented the Musk team from accessing the treasure systems responsible for billion dollars in payments.
But also on Friday, the American district judge John Bates in Washington rejected a request for non -profit unions and organizations to temporarily block the Musk team so that he cannot access the records of the departments of Labor and Health and Health and Human Services , as well as the consumer financial protection office.
The majority of judges who handle Doge cases have not yet issued failures
(With information from AP and Reuters)