U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive personal data at the Education, Treasury, and Personnel Management departments. The injunction stems from a lawsuit by labor unions claiming the Trump administration illegally permitted access to millions of individuals’ private information without consent, breaching the Privacy Act. Judge Boardman ruled that while the DOGE agenda is important, it must be executed in accordance with the law—an obligation that the agencies likely failed to meet.