1st Circuit denies Trump’s request to block court order halting funding freeze
CISA puts election staff on administrative leave
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The latest on lawsuits filed to block DOGE from accessing information
In a lawsuit challenging DOGE access to Treasury Department payment systems, the court modified its order to clarify that the Treasury secretary and other senior Senate-confirmed Treasury employees can access the system. Musk's access remains blocked.
A federal court in Washington D.C. will hear a lawsuit from undergraduate students in the University of California system seeking to block the Department of Education from granting DOGE access to sensitive student loan data.
Vermont judge dismisses lawsuit challenging local noncitizen voting
In a victory for voters, a Vermont state judge dismissed a lawsuit from the right-wing group Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, which challenged a Burlington city law allowing noncitizens who are U.S. legal residents to vote in local elections.