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- Could DOGE cut $2T? The legal and practical reality of government reform https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/techne/doge-versus-the-bureaucracy/ 73 comments
- Is DOGE Legal? For Some Agencies the Final Word Might Not Matter https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/is-doge-legal-for-some-agencies-the-final-word-might-not-matter 23 comments law
- Trump Unleashes Legal Chaos for Elon Musk’s DOGE in Speech to Congress https://newrepublic.com/post/192335/trump-elon-musk-doge-speech-congress 9 comments politics
- Trump Unleashes Legal Chaos for Elon Musk’s DOGE in Speech to Congress https://newrepublic.com/post/192335/trump-elon-musk-doge-speech-congress 832 comments law
- Courts block Trump's DOGE actions — chaos, panic not proving to be best legal strategy https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5297925/courts-block-trumps-doge-actions-chaos-panic-not-proving-to-be-best-legal-strategy 12 comments politics
- Trump’s DOGe workforce optimization initiative. It’s a lot to process. What is the legality on this order? https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative/ 5 comments law
- US Attorney Threatens Legal Action Against Anyone Who 'Impedes' DOGE https://www.newsweek.com/us-attorney-elon-musk-doge-threats-2025438 67 comments politics
- Judge declines to block DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace while legal challenge plays out https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/politics/us-institute-of-peace-sues-after-doge-takeover/index.html 18 comments politics
- Trump Kicks Off Legal Chaos by Revealing Elon Musk Actually Runs DOGE https://newrepublic.com/post/191739/donald-trump-elon-musk-runs-doge-legal-chaos 202 comments politics
- Trump Says Elon Musk Actually Runs DOGE, Kicking Off Legal Chaos https://newrepublic.com/post/191739/donald-trump-elon-musk-runs-doge-legal-chaos 2589 comments law
- White House says Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE — legally, anyway https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/g-s1-49450/elon-musk-doge-leader 13 comments politics
- Elon Musk's DOGE dealt two legal blows in 24 hours https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-lawsuits-2028267 251 comments politics
- DOGE’s access to federal data is ‘an absolute nightmare,’ legal experts warn https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/doge-treasury-usaid-donald-trump-011538 9 comments law
- Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285539/doge-musk-usaid-trump 72 comments law
- DOGE’s access to federal data is ‘an absolute nightmare,’ legal experts warn https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/03/doge-treasury-usaid-donald-trump-011538 29 comments politics
- Campaign Legal Center Sues to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE’s Lawless, Unconstitutional Power Grab https://campaignlegal.org/update/clc-sues-stop-elon-musk-and-doges-lawless-unconstitutional-power-grab 2 comments law
- DOJ threatens legal action against 'anyone who impedes' Elon Musk's DOGE work https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/02/03/doj-threatens-legal-action-musks-doge/78183472007/ 278 comments law
- DOJ threatens legal action against 'anyone who impedes' Elon Musk's DOGE work https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/02/03/doj-threatens-legal-action-musks-doge/78183472007/ 15 comments politics
- Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE Project to Eviscerate the Federal Government is a Legal Train Wreck https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/09/musk-and-ramaswamys-doge-project-to-eviscertate-the-federal-government-is-a-legal-train-wreck/ 28 comments politics
- Crypto Law Founder Warns Musk His DOGE Tweets Could Get Him In Legal Trouble With SEC https://www.ibtimes.com/crypto-law-founder-warns-musk-his-doge-tweets-could-get-him-legal-trouble-sec-3524780 44 comments cryptocurrency
- Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who's Legally Running DOGE https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-leadership-administrator/ 92 comments truereddit
- Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who's Legally Running DOGE https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-leadership-administrator/ 31 comments politics
- DOGE work could 'cross extreme ethical and legal lines,' says former employee https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/1234145488/doge-work-could-cross-extreme-ethical-and-legal-lines-says-former-employee 24 comments politics
- Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’ | It’s the first significant ruling in a growing legal push to pierce DOGE’s secretive veil, a decision that undercuts Musk’s repeated insistence about the operation’s transparency. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/judge-orders-doge-record-release-00223151 70 comments politics
- ‘‘Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act’’: Dems float legislation to make Musk liable for DOGE's actions | New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury wants the world's richest man to be "on the hook" for DOGE's legal damages https://www.salon.com/2025/02/08/nobody-elected-elon-musk-act-dems-float-legislation-to-make-musk-liable-for-doges-actions/ 956 comments politics
- Honest legal question: isn't the fact DOGE is looking "across departments" for efficiency AND firing people when they find it unconstitutional since Congress allocates the funds? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna195735 56 comments law