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Federal judge blocks Elon Musk, Amy Gleason, and DOGE employees from access to Social Security Administration
Reposted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Chris Geidner
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Elon Musk, Amy Gleason, and DOGE employees from access to Social Security Administration systems containing personally identifiable information, orders them also to delete any previously obtained non-anonymized SSA information.
Case 1:25-cv-00596-ELH
Document 48
Filed 03/20/25
Page 1 of 6
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
AMERICAN FEDERTION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, et al.
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. ELH-25-0596
SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION, et al.
Defendants.
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is this 20th day of March 2025, at 2:12 p.m. by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland,
ORDERED:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO," ECF 21) is GRANTED.
ALT
March 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Elon Musk, Amy Gleason, and DOGE employees from access to Social Security Administration systems containing personally identifiable information, orders them also to delete any previously obtained non-anonymized SSA information.
Case 1:25-cv-00596-ELH
Document 48
Filed 03/20/25
Page 1 of 6
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
AMERICAN FEDERTION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, et al.
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. ELH-25-0596
SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION, et al.
Defendants.
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is this 20th day of March 2025, at 2:12 p.m. by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland,
ORDERED:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO," ECF 21) is GRANTED.
ALT
March 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Elon Musk, Amy Gleason, and DOGE employees from access to Social Security Administration systems containing personally identifiable information, orders them also to delete any previously obtained non-anonymized SSA information.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-03-20T19:55:39.234Z
Opinion: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321.49.0.pdf
Order: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321.48.0.pdf