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Federal Judge Randy Moss Sides With DOGE, Will Not Block Access To Dept. of Education!

We are racking up win after win today!

Just a few minutes ago, I brought you this fantastic report about Judge Tanya Chutkan handing DOGE a big win in her widely anticipated ruling today:

Judge Chutkan Hands DOGE and Elon a Massive Win!

And now I have another win to show you for DOGE....

Are you starting to sense a pattern here?

Federal Judge Randy Moss -- actually, scratch that -- "Randolph Moss" has just issued a very similar ruling as the one issued by Judge Tanya Chutkan, refusing to block DOGE's access to the Dept. of Education!

From Newsmax:

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U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that employees of the Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access student data at the Education Department, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Ruling that there was no evidence to believe that DOGE's access to data would cause harm to the students, Moss refused to issue a temporary restraining order and said any concerns regarding identity theft were "entirely conjecture."

Court records viewed by the outlet note that Adam Ramada, a DOGE staffer, had told the court his team is only tasked with auditing contracts, grants and other such programs to determine waste, fraud, and abuse.

"Ramada attests that he and the other DOGE-affiliated employees had access to [the Education Department's] systems, to audit those programs for waste, fraud, and abuse … none of those initiatives should involve disclosure of any sensitive, personal information about any UCSA members," Moss wrote in his ruling Monday, referencing the University of California Student Association. "The future injuries that UCSA's members fear are, therefore, far from likely, let alone certain and great."

A coalition of students from the UCSA this month filed a lawsuit through advocacy group Public Citizen accusing DOGE of illegally sharing confidential student data. The lawsuit referenced the Privacy Act of 1974, which "requires that agencies give the public notice of their systems of records by publication in the Federal Register."

The student association's president, Aditi Hariharan, had argued that the Department of Education had violated student trust by allowing DOGE to access their information.

"When we gave the Department of Education our personal information, we believed they would only use it to help us achieve our dreams of going to college," Hariharan said last week. "Now that it's been reported that DOGE is accessing our information, it's important for us to speak up against this incredible betrayal of trust."

Fantastic news!

And let's be honest, if your name was "Randy Moss" I think you'd choose to go by "Randolph"' too, wouldn't you?

Sometimes I really do wonder if we're truly living in a simulation....

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According to Axios, Judge Moss found the petitioner students presented "no evidence, beyond sheer speculation...that ED or DOGE staffers will misuse or further disseminate the information".  In other words, the risks were "entirely conjectural" meaning they failed to show the essential element of "irreparable harm" so their claim fails:

The big picture: The University of California Student Association (USCA) asked the judge to block DOGE staff from accessing "sensitive personal and financial information" as the unofficial agency takes a sledgehammer to the department's contracts.

  • Linda McMahon, Trump's pick to head the Department of Education, dismissed concerns about DOGE's access to student data during her confirmation hearing last week, characterizing DOGE's work as "an audit."
  • USCA contended in a complaint filed earlier this month that "[t]he scale of the intrusion into individuals' privacy" amid DOGE's work in the department "is enormous and unprecedented," noting that the personal data of "over 42 million people lives in these systems."

Driving the news: Judge Randolph D. Moss, an Obama appointee in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, wrote in a court filing that the potential risks USCA identified were "entirely conjectural."

  • He continued, "UCSA provides no evidence, beyond sheer speculation, that would allow the Court to infer that ED or DOGE staffers will misuse or further disseminate this information."
  • He cited statements from Adam Ramada, a DOGE staffer, who said "six employees" — two of whom consider the ED their "home agency" — are assisting in "auditing contract, grant, and related programs for waste, fraud, and abuse" and identifying grants and contracts "inconsistent with leadership's policy priorities."

Usually, a Judge will kick out a case by finding the plaintiff's don't have standing.

That's usually an easy way to punt on a case.

But in this case, Judge Moss found an even easier way to punt the case, finding that they couldn't even meet the basic standard of showing "irreparable harm". My friends over at ResistTheMainstream further point out that Judge Moss said that if "irreparable harm" is eventually shown, then the issue of standing can be reviewed next:

Moss, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, also stated that further questions regarding the students’ legal standing may be revisited in the future if more evidence is presented.

Musk initially requested special access to data concerning tens of thousands of federal student loans from the Department of Education, a move that led UCSA to file a lawsuit. The organization argued that this request could jeopardize student privacy and lead to serious harm.

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In other words, this case is dead a dozen different ways to Sunday!

Because both of those things are simply procedural boxes you have to check before you can even get to the merits of the case!

Big credit to Judge Moss, an Obama appointee, for putting the law and America ahead of personal beliefs or party or ideology:

RELATED REPORT:

Judge Chutkan Hands DOGE and Elon a Massive Win!

On February 13, 2025, attorneys general from 14 states—New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, California, Nevada, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii—filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk.

The lawsuit challenged DOGE's authority, claiming that President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution by establishing DOGE as a federal entity without congressional approval. The states allege that Musk, operating without Senate confirmation, has been given "virtually unchecked power" to access sensitive government data, fire federal employees, cut budgets, cancel contracts, and dismantle agencies, causing "chaos and confusion" across the government. They argue this overreach threatens state programs and citizens' data security, asserting that such authority can only be exercised by a properly appointed official.

The initial hearing occurred on February 17, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan (an Obama appointee) during a special Presidents' Day session held via Zoom. The states sought a temporary restraining order to block DOGE from accessing federal data and firing employees at agencies like the Office of Personnel Management and six others overseeing health, education, energy, transportation, labor, and commerce.

During the hour-long hearing, Chutkan expressed skepticism about the states' request, questioning whether they had shown imminent harm sufficient to justify immediate action. She described DOGE's actions as "unpredictable and scattershot," complicating the states' ability to pinpoint specific damages, and noted the unusual nature of a private citizen directing a non-agency entity with broad government access. The Justice Department countered that DOGE operates in an advisory role, not requiring Senate confirmation, and that the states failed to prove Musk directly wielded governmental authority.

We brought you this update just yesterday:

Judge Chutkan REJECTS Effort To Block Elon Musk and DOGE!

And now today it looks as though our reporting was spot on because Judge Tanya Chutkan has just ruled against the 14 states and in favor of DOGE.

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Take a look:

An absolutely huge win for President Trump, for Elon Musk...and most importantly for the American people!

Judge Chutkan is giving the states every possible opportunity, but they just don't have a good case:

Here is the final page of the ruling:

What a beautiful thing it is!

Here's more, from CNN:

A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies.

The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general to hamstring Musk and DOGE as they undertake efforts to upend the federal workforce.

But the judge also indicated she was skeptical about the Trump administration’s statements about Musk and his powers in DOGE. Musk and DOGE’s access to closely guarded government data – including sensitive information it has collected about and from the American public – has become a battleground in the legal fight against the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy.

The attorneys general sued Musk last week, arguing that his role in the government is a violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, which gives presidents the power to appoint officials who must then be confirmed by the Senate.

The states had asked Chutkan to temporarily prohibit Musk and DOGE from accessing government information systems at the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Commerce.

They also wanted the judge to block Musk and DOGE from firing or placing on involuntary leave any employees at those agencies.

But Chutkan said that the states hadn’t shown “that they will suffer imminent, irreparable harm absent a temporary restraining order.”

“The court is aware that DOGE’s unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion for Plaintiffs and many of their agencies and residents,” she wrote in the 10-page ruling. “It remains ‘uncertain’ when and how the catalog of state programs that Plaintiffs identify will suffer.”

Chutkan went on to say that even though the states’ larger case against Musk is “strong,” their arguments at this stage in the litigation were not good enough to satisfy the standard that must be met to warrant emergency action by the court.

“Plaintiffs raise a colorable Appointments Clause claim with serious implications. Musk has not been nominated by the President nor confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as constitutionally required for officers who exercise ‘significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States,’” she wrote. “But even a strong merits argument cannot secure a temporary restraining order at this juncture.”

Chutkan, of the federal district court in Washington, DC, was appointed by President Joe Biden. She previously oversaw the January 6, 2021, criminal case against President Donald Trump.

Here was more from Fox News from yesterday:

RELATED REPORT:

Judge Chutkan REJECTS Effort To Block Elon Musk and DOGE!

State attorneys general’s claims that Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s DOGE agency are overstepping federal authority.

"They're going too far!"

BUT Judge Tanya Chutkan voiced doubts over that.

The lawsuit accuses DOGE of illegal actions across seven agencies, but Chutkan says she’s seen no proof of imminent harm.

Just because Democrats don't like what DOGE is doing, that doesn't mean it's illegal.

A ruling is expected within 24 hours.

The funny part is, she's a OBAMA appointee that doesn't like Trump.

So, if even she won't block DOGE, well, the Deep State is running out connections and plays to make.

Fox News reports:

A federal judge expressed skepticism of efforts seeking to bar President Donald Trump's administration from accessing federal data and firing federal workers when hearing remarks from the bench on Monday.

Judge Tanya Chutkan has yet to issue a ruling in the case, which relates to billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their efforts to curb government spending. Chutkan says she will rule on the case within 24 hours.

At issue in the case are DOGE's actions within seven federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, Department of Labor, The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce.

Attorneys general from 14 states argue Musk and Trump's administration have engaged in illegal executive overreach, but Chutkan says she wasn't convinced so far.

"There is no greater threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the hands of a single, unelected individual," the lawsuit brought against DOGE states.

Chutkan says lawyers for the states have yet to establish that there is imminent harm that could be avoided by restraining DOGE.

"The things that I’m hearing are serious and troubling indeed… But you’re saying these are things that we’re hearing," she said. "I’m not seeing it so far."


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