The justices took up an appeal by the Trump administration seeking to prevent the disclosure of information about the inner workings of the agency used to downsize government.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up the Trump administration’s bid to prevent a watchdog group from seeking information about the DOGE, which played a key role in firing thousands of federal workers and canceling government funding.

The court agreed to hear a Justice Department appeal that sought to prevent Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington from obtaining records under the Freedom of Information Act. A ruling is due by the end of June.

The Trump administration has argued that DOGE, spearheaded by former administration adviser Elon Musk, was not subject to what are known as FOIA requests.

DOGE, which played a key role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, was a controversial feature of Trump’s early months in office, triggering various lawsuits. Its operations have since dwindled.

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      Mission accomplished. Nobody will care 9 months from now. We’ll have a whole new crisis to deal with. The Supreme Court can even rule against Trump and appear bipartisan when the reality is they killed the story along with any accountability.

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      Supreme Court appears to work less than congress who themselves work less than CEOs and billionaire parasites.

      I would include Trump somewhere in there but I’m pretty sure his heart is working overtime towards a coronary embolism.