In her ruling, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to order a ban on the Department of Government Effectiveness from accessing federal agencies' computer systems or directing the firing of government workers during the proceedings, rejecting a previous request by Democratic state attorneys general, who filed a lawsuit on the 13th challenging the authority of Mr. Musk and his Department of Government Effectiveness to access sensitive government data.
Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan released evidence in Trump's election immunity lawsuit on October 18 local time, failing to delay publication until after the November 5 US Presidential Election. Previously, the US Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that Trump enjoys a degree of immunity from criminal prosecution in federal cases of alleged "interference in the 2020 election", but is not entitled to immunity from prosecution for actions taken in a private capacity, and directed lower courts to reconsider ...