The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court to gain access for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to Social Security data, which includes sensitive personal records. A Maryland judge had previously restricted this access under privacy laws, prompting the government's appeal. Solicitor General John Sauer emphasized the urgency and necessity of DOGE's work, while Musk has called Social Security a corrupt system in need of reform. The case has sparked a legal battle, highlighting ideological divisions in the judiciary regarding privacy and government transparency.
Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the judge's restrictions disrupt DOGE's urgent work and inappropriately interfere with executive-branch functions.
Musk has been focused on Social Security as an alleged hotbed of fraud, describing it as a Ponzi scheme and insisting that reducing waste in the program is an important way to cut government spending.
The lawsuit was originally filed by a group of labor unions and retirees represented by the group Democracy Forward.
The appeal is the latest in a string of emergency applications to the nation's highest court as the Trump administration.
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