I implore the Supreme Court to uphold the lower court's decision denying the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to highly sensitive Social Security data. Granting such access would flagrantly violate the Privacy Act of 1974, which safeguards Americans' personal information from unwarranted government intrusion.
The evidence clearly demonstrates that DOGE can fulfill its stated objectives using anonymized and redacted data, rendering access to private details like Social Security numbers, medical records, and financial information unnecessary and unjustified. Moreover, DOGE's indiscriminate amalgamation of personal data from various federal agencies into a centralized "database of ruin" is an alarming overreach that echoes the surveillance tactics of authoritarian regimes. Whistleblower accounts reveal DOGE has already improperly accessed intimate details from the IRS, Social Security Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services, among others. This unrestrained data harvesting poses an unacceptable threat to civil liberties and privacy rights.
The American people have entrusted their most sensitive information to government agencies under the reasonable expectation of confidentiality and discretion. Upholding the district court's injunction is crucial to preserving this trust and preventing DOGE from further encroaching on citizens' privacy without demonstrating a legitimate need that cannot be met through less intrusive means.
I urge the Supreme Court to safeguard our constitutional rights and deny the Trump administration's request for DOGE to access this protected data.
First sent on May 3 by Coleman
