{"id":2683113,"date":"2026-10-13T19:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-grants-trump-admin-request-in-pivotal-doge-case\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:18:13","slug":"supreme-court-grants-trump-admin-request-in-pivotal-doge-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-grants-trump-admin-request-in-pivotal-doge-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Grants Trump Admin Request in Pivotal DOGE Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-grants-trump-admin-request-in-pivotal-doge-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2683113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-hear-trump-birthright-citizenship-case-on-may-15-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme ... to hear Trump birthright citizenship case on May 15 - Washington Examiner\">review lower court rulings<\/a> concerning records related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during the trump management. Citizens for Responsibilities and Ethics in Washington (CREW) seeks information about DOGE&#8217;s authority over federal spending and its influence over agencies. While Trump officials claim DOGE served only an advisory role, CREW argues that the institution had substantial authority, and its records should be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. The Supreme Court&#8217;s involvement follows an emergency appeal by the Solicitor General to block record finding, with differing opinions among justices. The case questions whether advisory bodies like DOGE are exempt from FOIA disclosures and highlights ongoing debates over clarity, executive power, and oversight of federal agencies. Elon Musk initially lead DOGE, but experts believe it was a temporary entity with limited broader impact. The case is expected to be argued before the Court next year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court granted a Trump administration request Tuesday to examine lower court rulings regarding record requests related to the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>A watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibilities and Ethics, is seeking information about how much power DOGE had over federal spending cuts and its general authority over federal agencies, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/DOGE-supreme-court-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump officials are arguing that DOGE acted in an advisory capacity and did not make the final call on spending cuts, firings, or any other major changes.<\/p>\n<p>If the high court rejects that premise, DOGE could be forced to hand over its records under the Freedom of Information Act.<\/p>\n<p>Solicitor General John Sauer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/21\/supreme-court-doge-foia-appeal-00362263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed<\/a> an emergency appeal to the justices last year, asking them to block the discovery that lower courts approved.<\/p>\n<p>In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-two-biden-vaccine-mandates-january-7\/\" title=\"Supreme ... to Hear Challenge to Two Biden Vaccine Mandates January 7\">lower-court rulings<\/a> were \u201cnot appropriately tailored\u201d and that courts must show \u201cdeference and restraint\u201d when dealing with the executive branch.<\/p>\n<p>The three liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.<\/p>\n<p>The watchdog group then scaled back its records request, and the process was allowed to move forward. Sauer went back to the high court in March, arguing that the lower courts had sidestepped their previous ruling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lower courts\u2019 approach also defeats FOIA\u2019s objective of protecting the separation of powers,\u201d Justice Department lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-1103\/401464\/20260320153005145_USDS%20v%20Dist.%20Ct.%20Cert%20Petition%20final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cSubjecting advisory bodies to intrusive discovery triggers the very concerns that Congress sought to avoid by excluding presidential advisory bodies from FOIA\u2019s reach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CREW\u2019s chief counsel Nikhel Sus, on the other hand, said lower courts have consistently ruled that the organization has a right to examine DOGE\u2019s records to find out how much authority it was granted.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lower courts have uniformly ruled that CREW is entitled to discovery in this case to help the court determine whether DOGE wields the type of authority that would make it subject to FOIA,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to pursue transparency for the American people, who deserve to know the details of the Trump Administration\u2019s efforts to unilaterally remake the federal government,\u201d Sus concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk led DOGE when it was first formed at the beginning of President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, serving as a Special Government Employee and Senior Advisor to the commander in chief.<\/p>\n<p>Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/supreme-court-hear-case-elon-musk-doge-investigation-12562754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Newsweek, however, that DOGE was more of a \u201cone-off\u201d and has since \u201cfizzled out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll have broad implications in terms of discovery requests to federal agencies because those agencies are authorized by Congress,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey receive funds. 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