Social Security Administration, Applicants v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, et al.

  1. June 06, 2025

    DOGE Can Access Social Security Data For Now, Justices Say

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency could obtain unlimited access to Social Security Administration data on millions of Americans while a legal dispute over privacy concerns plays out.

  2. May 14, 2025

    Keep DOGE Out Of Social Security Data, Unions Tell Justices

    The U.S. Supreme Court has no reason to lift a ban on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing Social Security data, four unions argued in an amicus brief, backing two other unions in their bid to protect the injunction from the Trump administration's bid to defeat it.

  3. May 12, 2025

    Unions Tell Justices To Protect Privacy In Social Security Case

    Two unions and an advocacy group argued Monday that there's no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to make it easier for the Department of Government Efficiency to access the Social Security Administration's data on millions of Americans, claiming requiring the supposed fraud-busting team to follow protocol doesn't constitute an emergency.

  4. May 02, 2025

    DOGE Takes Social Security Data Access Fight To High Court

    The Social Security Administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift a Maryland federal judge's order that limits the Department of Government Efficiency's access to millions of Americans' data, in the first high court case involving the supposed fraud-busting actions of Elon Musk's group.