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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJUST IN: The 4th circuit court of appeals has cleared the way for Elon Musk and DOGE to continue operating in USAID
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.178088/gov.uscourts.ca4.178088.18.0.pdfKyle Cheney
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JUST IN: The 4th circuit court of appeals has cleared the way for Elon Musk and DOGE to continue operating in USAID, staying a lower court’s ruling that barred DOGE’s activities.

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JUST IN: The 4th circuit court of appeals has cleared the way for Elon Musk and DOGE to continue operating in USAID, staying a lower court’s ruling that barred DOGE’s activities.

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JUST IN: The 4th circuit court of appeals has cleared the way for Elon Musk and DOGE to continue operating in USAID (Original Post)
In It to Win It
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WarGamer
(16,709 posts)1. I warned everyone of this...
Lots of thee orders from lower level Judges will get tossed... by Appellate Courts and eventually the SCOTUS.
I don't get real excited when Judges throw road blocks in front of Trump, knowing they will probably be tossed.
dchill
(41,769 posts)2. An order that is, in its entirety, utter bullshit.
There must be a United States Court of Appeals in Bizarro World.
Meowmee
(8,157 posts)3. Ugh


DET
(1,911 posts)4. Sadly Unsurprising
Two Bush appointees and one Trump appointee. All men over 60.
yellow dahlia
(2,094 posts)5. It identifies Musk in his official capacity at DOGE.
I thought they said he wasn't in charge of DOGE. Because if he is, then he would have to divulge his conflicts of interest - right?
And the court says the stay would cause harm for Musk and DOGE - Aaargh! That's backwards.