Judge calls rare hearing on a holiday in case against Musk's DOGE

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

February 17, 2025 6:08 AM EST Updated 3 hours ago


WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has scheduled a rare holiday court hearing on Monday, in a case brought by Democratic state attorneys general seeking to protect major federal agencies from Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team known as DOGE. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., on Sunday called the hearing for Monday, the Presidents Day holiday when federal courts are closed.

She did not say why she ordered the hearing, but on Friday she heard arguments by 13 Democratic state attorneys general for a temporary restraining order that would bar Musk's DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, team from accessing information systems at several government agencies including the departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Energy, Transportation, Commerce, and the Office of Personnel Management.

DOGE has swept through federal agencies since Republican Donald Trump became president last month and put Musk in charge of rooting out wasteful spending as part of Trump's dramatic overhaul of government, which included thousands of job cuts on Friday. The attorneys general also asked the judge to prevent Musk and DOGE team members from firing government employees or putting them on leave.

The attorneys general have requested the order to last for 14 days, giving them time to file legal briefs in pursuit of a more permanent order. Chutkan did not issue a ruling at Friday's hearing.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-calls-rare-hearing-holiday-case-against-musks-doge-2025-02-17/

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Where the hell is the American M$M about this? (we all know the answer though )

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. No cameras in federal courtrooms. Audio? NT

[Ninga]

2. I expect reporters to be in court to audit

[Alice B.]

3. On Bluesky, I think people were posting that you could call in to listen?

[MayReasonRule]

5. Do You Happen To Have A Link?

[Alice B.]

15. Apologies for not coming with that first - I'm doomscrolling at work!

[MayReasonRule]

17. Lol... No Prob Y'all

[MayReasonRule]

9. Perhaps This Is The Info...

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/CourtSched.pl

Chutkan, Tanya S.
Toll Free Number: 833-990-9400
Meeting ID: 493633106

https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/public-access-teleconference-information

[Alice B.]

14. Yes!

[wordstroken]

18. That's it! Thank you, MayReasonRule.

[iluvtennis]

19. I'm into the conf call...thanks for the information. n/t

[gab13by13]

4. Glad we have an impartial judge.

When she follows the law this hearing won't make President Musk very happy.

[Passages]

6. Yes, we do know the answer as to the coverage Trump's goons will receive.

Sickening.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Judge Chutkan (who reminded lawyers Friday that she works weekends) has called a President's Day hearing

Link to tweet

[MayReasonRule]

12. Right On... I Just Posted Some Of The Same Info Cause I Hadn't Read Through The Thread First...

[turbinetree]

8. Maybe she will issue arrest warrants for hackers.......because after all they are hackers all of them........

LOCK THEM UP...................

[BumRushDaShow]

13. "Maybe she will issue arrest warrants for hackers"

And who would do the "arrests"? Pam Bondi's DOJ?

[turbinetree]

16. She could authorize law abiding citizens to perform citizens arrests......and deputize them........

by the court.............

[BumRushDaShow]

22. I don't know about that

I think there is a pathway in the states but it appears this kabuki theater is going to continue until one of these cases hits the SCOTUS and then maybe the thing can be staved off. But in the meantime, they are vacuuming up as much data as they can.

[turbinetree]

23. I agree the country has a congress and a supreme court that enabled this stuff...........its like if people

stand in front of "our" doors and say your not authorized now leave............he is following the Victor Orban book on how he took over a country...........

[BumRushDaShow]

24. A big part of the problem

is that the GOP in Congress have abdicated their duty.

This is why Democrats need to do a major state/county/local party infrastructure evaluation and FIXING so that we can get these loons the hell out of office - at EVERY LEVEL.

[turbinetree]

25. Agreed..............

[lark]

10. Judge Chutkan is a true American treasure!

So glad she got this case. WTF is the media on this, it should be shouted out but they ignore anything that doesn't fit the tsf is king motto.

[MayReasonRule]

11. I Found This Info... There Is A Line To Call In And Listen...

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/CourtSched.pl

Chutkan, Tanya S.
Toll Free Number: 833-990-9400
Meeting ID: 493633106

https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/public-access-teleconference-information

[A_Steel_Magnolia]

20. I'm relieved to see that the judicial system is moving swiftly.

TSF is doing serious damage by having Musk move with a buzz saw rather than a scalpel. TSF has already proved that the legal system can be dragged out mercilessly if you have enough money to buy time.

Injunctions may slow the impact of his ridiculous executive orders, but the ship of state was not designed to turn on a dime. We know that cruelty is a feature, not a bug in this administration. Moving ahead with all due speed is essential to staunch the bleeding for individuals and groups impacted by these thoughtless and careless budget cuts just to reward the people need it the least.

[Alice B.]

21. This account is live posting for those that can't listen in

https://bsky.app/profile/emilydolhansky.bsky.social