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Monday, February 24

Judge blocks DOGE’s access to data at Education Department and OPM

* A Maryland federal judge temporarily blocked ([link removed]) the Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from sharing sensitive data — including student loan and government employee information — with DOGE, citing privacy law violations.

Unions challenge Musk's order for federal employees to justify weekly work

* Federal unions amended ([link removed]) their lawsuit challenging unlawful firings to include Elon Musk's weekend email directing two million employees to list five things they did last week or face termination. The unions argued the directive violates federal law.

SCOTUS temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of watchdog agency

* In a win for democracy, the U.S. Supreme Court paused ([link removed]) an emergency request from President Donald Trump and allowed the head of the whistleblower agency to remain in office until a hearing Wednesday.

California appeals court revives challenge to Huntington Beach voter ID law

* The California Court of Appeal ordered ([link removed]) the Superior Court of Orange County to issue an appealable ruling in a challenge to the Huntington Beach voter ID measure after a judge said the case wasn’t ready to be decided. If the lower court doesn’t issue a ruling, then the appeals court will take over the case.

Georgia secretary of state asks DOJ, DHS to suppress voters

* Shortly after the new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) asked ([link removed]) her to drop the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, Senate Bill 202.
* Raffensperger also asked newly minted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (R) for greater access to immigration data to verify voter registrations. In a new YouTube video, Marc breaks down ([link removed]) these voter suppression efforts.

New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now

* Sarah Longwell — Republican political strategist, publisher of The xxxxxx and host of The Focus Group Podcast — joined ([link removed]) Marc in a new episode of Defending Democracy to discuss the cowardice of so-called moderate Republicans, why Elon Musk is one of the GOP's biggest liabilities and the media landscape.

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