DOGE FOIA Suits
5 proceedings tracked · Active
Journalists and transparency advocates filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records about DOGE's operations, staffing, and access to federal data systems. The administration argued DOGE was not an 'agency' subject to FOIA. Courts have split on whether DOGE's organizational form triggers FOIA obligations, with several finding DOGE has functional agency characteristics sufficient to require disclosure.
DOGE FOIA Suits
Case No. 1:25-cv-00165
First DOGE FOIA suit, filed the same day as the inauguration, seeking operational records and testing whether DOGE constitutes an agency subject to disclosure obligations.
DOGE FOIA Suits
Case No. 1:25-cv-02404
Southern District of New York FOIA challenge before Judge Broderick seeking DOGE staffing records and communications about access to federal agency data systems.
DOGE FOIA Suits
Case No. 1:25-cv-01251
D.D.C. FOIA proceeding seeking records about DOGE's access to Treasury payment systems and the scope of its authority over agency operations.
DOGE FOIA Suits
Case No. 1:25-cv-01768
D.D.C. FOIA challenge before Judge Reyes pressing claims that DOGE's deliberative-process and Presidential Records Act assertions cannot shield functional agency records.
DOGE FOIA Suits
Case No. 1:25-cv-02262
D.C. Superior Court FOIA action before Judge Alikhan seeking DOGE records under D.C. law as an alternative avenue for disclosure if federal FOIA is unavailable.