Judge Chutkan denies Democrat-led effort to block DOGE access, citing lack of proven harm

[CaughtInThe]

another victory against waste, fraud and DEI

Judge denies Democrat-led effort to block DOGE access, citing lack of proven harm

A Wasington, D.C.-based federal judge has declined to block billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing government data or firing federal employees.

www.foxnews.com

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to grant the plaintiffs' request to issue a temporary restraining order, citing what she said was their failure to demonstrate evidence of "irreparable harm" caused by DOGE's access.

"Plaintiffs legitimately call into question what appears to be the unchecked authority of an unelected individual and an entity that was not created by Congress and over which it has no oversight," Judge Chutkan, an Obama appointee, said Tuesday.


"In these circumstances, it must be indisputable that this court acts within the bounds of its authority. Accordingly, it cannot issue a TRO, especially one as wide-ranging as Plaintiffs request, without clear evidence of imminent, irreparable harm to these Plaintiffs. The current record does not meet that standard."

 

[primaryKey]

The post you responded to is a great example of why I feel we're on a downward spiral. What we hear more and more of are moral absolutes ascribed to political parties by the other, which inevitably leads to the erosion of governance. There is no way a political system survives if the two main parties see each other as enemies to destroy. The role of these parties is to then destroy what each one does rather than working towards common goals.

Agreed, and further, the erosion of respect for the rule of law and the separation of powers by the executive given the above can now only be checked by article 3. The president will use his Twitter nonsense to chip away at public support for the courts. It’s his stock in trade, and he’s quite effective at it.

 

[Jack Fabulous]

The Chief Executive has the right to audit the departments that he was elected to be the Chief Executive of?

This judge is clearly a Nazi.

 

[ncguy]

The Chief Executive has the right to audit the departments that he was elected to be the Chief Executive of?

This judge is clearly a Nazi.

sarcasm I hope?
we have lots of laws about how things can be done to protect rights and privacy and ensure security, just calling something an "audit" doesn't exempt you from that.

 

[Jack Fabulous]

sarcasm I hope?
we have lots of laws about how things can be done to protect rights and privacy and ensure security, just calling something an "audit" doesn't exempt you from that.

We do have laws and this judge just ruled that, basically, until those laws are broken there is nothing to see here.

 

[ncguy]

We do have laws and this judge just ruled that, basically, until those laws are broken there is nothing to see here.

well that's not quite what she ruled. she ruled that the harm wasn't immediate and significant and irreversible enough to justify an emergency tro.

 

[Jack Fabulous]

well that's not quite what she ruled. she ruled that the harm wasn't immediate and significant and irreversible enough to justify an emergency tro.

DOGE will be on the case for the foreseeable future. Bottom line.

 

[ncguy]

DOGE will be on the case for the foreseeable future. Bottom line.

yes, republicans are going to be sued for the next 4 years as they attempt to evade laws.

 

[Jack Fabulous]

yes, republicans are going to be sued for the next 4 years as they attempt to evade laws.

Yes, they have been reduced to frivolous lawsuits. On this we agree.

 

[Anthony60]

They do based on the legality of the executive's actions. It's not like that branch of government is somehow above the law as much as some would like it to be.

What law is being broken?

 

[Athanasius68]

If you have unelected individuals running things you no longer have a constitutional democratic republic. You have an autocracy/oligarchy. If that's your preference then move to Russia. Remember Benjamin Franklin's reply to a question posed to him after leaving the 1787 Constitutional Convention? "Well, doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic. If you can keep it. "

Leave it to you to post a piece of case law that does nothing to support your argument but also pretty much destroys it.

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LOL
Humphreys Executor gave SCOTUS impratur to unelected bureaucrats running things...

 

[NoMoreDems-Reps]

another victory against waste, fraud and DEI

Judge denies Democrat-led effort to block DOGE access, citing lack of proven harm

A Wasington, D.C.-based federal judge has declined to block billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing government data or firing federal employees.

www.foxnews.com

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to grant the plaintiffs' request to issue a temporary restraining order, citing what she said was their failure to demonstrate evidence of "irreparable harm" caused by DOGE's access.

"Plaintiffs legitimately call into question what appears to be the unchecked authority of an unelected individual and an entity that was not created by Congress and over which it has no oversight," Judge Chutkan, an Obama appointee, said Tuesday.


"In these circumstances, it must be indisputable that this court acts within the bounds of its authority. Accordingly, it cannot issue a TRO, especially one as wide-ranging as Plaintiffs request, without clear evidence of imminent, irreparable harm to these Plaintiffs. The current record does not meet that standard."

In other words: "Liberal melt downs are not justification for any legal action"!

 

[Athanasius68]

Why weren't you making tht rgument here?

Supreme Court strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness program

This article was updated on June 30 at 4:00 p.m. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority last year when it announced […]

www.scotusblog.com

Because the president doesn't have the constitutional authority to appropriate money.
Thus, he cannot direct his subordinates to appropriate money.

Judge Halts Obama's Immigration Order

Gov. Greg Abbott hailed a federal judge's decision Monday to halt President Obama’s executive action on immigration — a decision that gave the state of Texas an initial victory in its battle against what state leaders call federal overreach.

www.texastribune.org

Because states have constitutional authority to police and secure their state borders.
An Obama Admin policy doesn't supercede this.

 

[MTAtech]

Because the president doesn't have the constitutional authority to appropriate money.
Thus, he cannot direct his subordinates to appropriate money.


Because states have constitutional authority to police and secure their state borders.
An Obama Admin policy doesn't supercede this.

Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 (2012), was a United States Supreme Court case involving Arizona's SB 1070, a state law intended to increase the powers of local law enforcement that wished to enforce federal immigration laws. The issue is whether the law usurps the federal government's authority to regulate immigration laws and enforcement. The Court ruled that sections 3, 5(C), and 6 of S. B. 1070 were preempted by federal law.

 

[Athanasius68]

Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 (2012), was a United States Supreme Court case involving Arizona's SB 1070, a state law intended to increase the powers of local law enforcement that wished to enforce federal immigration laws. The issue is whether the law usurps the federal government's authority to regulate immigration laws and enforcement. The Court ruled that sections 3, 5(C), and 6 of S. B. 1070 were preempted by federal law.

Yes-- that is why there wasn't a complete victory by either side.

 

[Atomic Kid]

LOL
Humphreys Executor gave SCOTUS impratur to unelected bureaucrats running things...

Anyone with a grade school reading comprehension level would see that case summary does no such thing. And the word is "imprimatur", not 'impratur'. You have the most amazing lack of self-awareness I've ever seen in that you insist upon repeated demonstrations of your lack of knowledge and a grasp of the facts practically daily with your posts without the slightest hint of embarrassment.