Supreme Court Takes DOGE Records Case

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration’s appeal in a lawsuit over whether DOGE must provide records under the Freedom of Information Act. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued after the administration declined its 2025 records request for information about DOGE’s organization, personnel and work. CREW says DOGE exercised independent authority as a federal agency covered by FOIA. The administration says DOGE was a presidential advisory body exempt from the law. The administration says broad discovery would expose confidential presidential advice before FOIA’s reach is decided. CREW says the public should learn how DOGE reshaped government operations. Arguments are expected in the 2026–27 term, with a decision by summer 2027.