Appeals court upholds block on DOGE access to Social Security systems

Ablock on DOGE from accessing the Social Security Administration systems that house the personal data of millions of Americans can continue, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

In a 9-6 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kept in place a preliminary injunction from Judge Ellen Hollander of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland that barred individuals with the Elon Musk-led group from rooting around in SSA networks.

Hollander’s March ruling on the case — which was brought by the Alliance for Retired Americans and several labor groups — ended “DOGE’s unfettered access to SSA systems of record containing personally identifiable information.” 

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