Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>US judge orders DOGE, Musk to produce cost-cutting records<br><a href="https://archive.is/lykiV#selection-1091.0-1091.58" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/lykiV#selection-109</span><span class="invisible">1.0-1091.58</span></a></p><p>"The states argued that <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> violated the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> by wielding power that only officials confirmed by the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Senate can exercise under the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AppointmentsClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppointmentsClause</span></a>, & sought materials from him through a process known as discovery...</p><p>"Defendants argue that the 'inner workings of government' are immaterial to an Appointments Clause claim," [Chutkan] wrote. "The court is not convinced""</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
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Judge Who Made Life Hell for Trump Will Oversee Case on Elon Musk
A major lawsuit against Elon Musk just got assigned to his new nightmare: Judge Tanya Chutkan.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191559/judge-tanya-chutkan-case-lawsuit-elon-musk
"Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s federal election interference case, was assigned the federal #lawsuit filed by 14 states against [Trump] and #Musk, attacking the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s authority."
He was given absolute power, which always ends well.
On the plus side, we get a clear view of one of the billionaires bankrolling America's narcissistic, 34-time convicted felon, sexual predator, and authoritarian conman in action.
Imagine that Elon Musk and Harlan Crow are together on a yacht with Clarence Thomas. Who owns the yacht?
From the linked PDF:
73. And despite the numerous, monumental actions Mr. Musk and DOGE have taken,
Mr. Musk evidently has significant autonomy regarding when, how frequently, and in what depth
he briefs the President, which briefings the White House has described simply “as needed.”19
74. Indeed, there have been reports that Mr. “Mr. Musk is not fully briefing White
House Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles about his plans and that the White House is effectively in the
dark,” and that there is no clarity about “the proper chain of communication … between agencies
and the White House” with respect to DOGE.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277463/gov.uscourts.dcd.277463.2.0.pdf
I'm more inclined to believe the employees than any man that has more money than has ethics, morals, are sense.
"The executives of our company did not protect us": Activision Blizzard workers hit back at claim harassment lawsuits were "fake"
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Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Musk’s Team From Treasury Systems
...A hearing is set for Friday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/nyregion/trump-doge-treasury-elon-musk.html
Members of Musk’s so-called Dept of Government Efficiency, which is not actually a department, have been combing through the databases to find expenditures to cut. The #lawsuit says the initiative challenges the Constitution’s separation of powers, under which #Congress determines #government spending."
Immigrants sue ICE over alleged ‘Russian Detention & Deterrence Scheme’
Lawyers representing hundreds of people being held in immigration detention around the country say that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been arbitrarily singling out asylum-seekers from post-Soviet countries, detaining and keeping them locked up for extended periods of time — in violation of federal law and internal policies.
"Donald Trump Amends CBS Lawsuit To Claim ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview Unfairly Diverted Viewers From His Truth Social Platform"
https://deadline.com/2025/02/trump-cbs-60-minutes-lawsuit-1236282589/
Deadline · Donald Trump Amends CBS Lawsuit To Claim ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview Unfairly Diverted Viewers From His Truth Social Platform
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Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over DOGE’s Unlawful Access to Americans’ Personal Information
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-trump-administration-over-doge%E2%80%99s-unlawful-access
"In today’s #lawsuit, 19 attorneys general argue that this executive action has allowed people associated with... #DOGE to access #Americans’ personal and private #information, including bank account and social security numbers. The lawsuit seeks to immediately halt improper access to this sensitive information"
