Judge Denies Watchdog’s Request for Injunction Against DOGE

The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s claim that DOGE records are shielded by the Presidential Records Act.

District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a watchdog group’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) filed its lawsuit in February, challenging the Trump administration’s claim that DOGE records are covered by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and are therefore not available to the public through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).