Supreme Court to hear DOGE case seeking public records
Supreme Court to hear DOGE case seeking public records
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Supreme Court to hear DOGE case seeking public records
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which a watchdog group seeks public records about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The case, U.S. DOGE Service v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arose out of a Freedom of Information Act request filed in early 2025 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) for information about DOGE, including its organizational chart and financial disclosures.
The Trump administration rejected the request, asserting DOGE falls outside FOIA since it operates inside the Executive Office of the President and serves only advisory roles. CREW filed a lawsuit asking the court to rule DOGE is under FOIA and to compel it to provide the requested records.
The court permitted CREW to gather limited details on DOGE’s structure and authority, and to interview its head, Amy Gleason, to determine if it functions as an advisory body beyond FOIA or as a formal agency under the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the case aiming to obtain DOGE’s records from its early operations in the United States. President Donald Trump’s second term. The high court previously ruled in June 2025 that a district judge had ruled too broadly in ordering DOGE-related records to be turned over to CREW. The court’s conservative majority concluded that the order was overly broad.
Arguments in the case are expected in early 2027, with a decision likely by summer 2027.
CREW claims DOGE is a federal agency and thus subject to FOIA. The Trump administration argues it is not an agency but an advisory body. The high court is hearing the case for a second time.
The Trump administration asked the court to hear the case.
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