Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“On Tuesday, Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to issue a temporary restraining order sought by 14 states that would have blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) teams from the internal IT systems of multiple federal agencies. The denial was mostly on standing grounds, with Chutkan ruling that the plaintiff states did not establish irreparable harm from funding shortfalls or data vulnerability, just the possibility of it. Yet the case has thus far yielded some valuable information about Musk’s role in the government. In her ruling, Chutkan states clearly that Musk was not appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate …. any appointee ‘exercising significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States’ would need to receive Senate confirmation.” (02/19/25)
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-19-elon-musk-only-has-100-days-left-in-government/