Court Decision Allows DOGE to Continue Accessing Student Data

A federal district judge on Monday refused to issue a temporary restraining order blocking employees of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service from accessing student data at the Department of Education, saying there was no immediate threat in allowing it. Judge Randolph D. Moss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the request from the University of California Student Association, which filed a lawsuit this month accusing the department of illegally sharing confidential student data. DOGE, which stands for the Department of Government Efficiency, has gained access to multiple Education Department databases that house students’ personal information, including dates of birth, contact information and Social Security numbers, The Washington Post previously reported.