California Student Group Loses Bid to Block DOGE’s Data Access

A federal judge in Washington declined to stop the Department of Education from handing over California college students’ personal and financial information to Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency on Monday.

Judge Randolph Moss denied the University of California Student Association’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order following a hearing Feb. 14 at the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

The student group sued the department and Acting Secretary of Education Denise Carter on Feb. 7. It alleged in their complaint that turning their information over to DOGE employees violated the Administrative Procedure Act, the Privacy ...