DOGE Sued Over Dismantling US Agency That Supports Libraries (1)

The Department of Government Efficiency and Trump administration officials are unlawfully dismantling the Institute for Museum and Library Services, a US agency dedicated to funding libraries, a new complaint says.

DOGE members have “gutted” the agency by placing staff on administrative leave and canceling required grants to state libraries, in violation of the US Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, plaintiffs American Library Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO told the US District Court for the District of Columbia in a Monday complaint.

The court should declare that the decision to shut down the ...