Can someone please explain federal laws and statutes to SCOTUS.

[yellow dahlia]

Last edited Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:46 PM - Edit history (2)

How about the Privacy Act of 1974, to start. AND the Social Security Administration has its own statutory parameters for how it handles the personal information and data of the citizenry.



Update: I added some pertinent articles in my reply (#6) to another commenter.
I feel like I want to say more, but right now I am pretty much apoplectic.

[vapor2]

1. Any chance of appeal????

[yellow dahlia]

6. There had been a TRO that prevented DOGE from having full access at SSA,

while the case was waiting to be decided on the merits. The grifter and the take over "administration" appealed it to three courts to get the TRO lifted. It even went to an en banc full panel at the Fourth Circuit court, which upheld the TRO. So then the grifter took it to SCOTUS for emergency relief and got it.

So even if the original court eventually finds for the plaintiffs on the merits, how do you put that Genie back in the bottle? IT is a major betrayal from SCOTUS again.

I am not sure if I explained it well, so here are a couple of articles explaining it better than me.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-s1-5422283/supreme-court-doge-social-security-records

This is the ruling, including the dissent from Justice Jackson.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1063_6j37.pdf

This article is about the decision of the full panel at the Fourth Circuit.
https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/court-documents/court-opinions-and-orders/full-fourth-circuit-denies-stay-doge-ssa-access-injunction/7s4c4

[RockRaven]

2. It isn't a lack of understanding or lack of knowing. They don't care.

They exercise power how they wish without regard to facts or arguments, except on occasion as window-dressing but certainly never anything to be constrained by.

[Attilatheblond]

3. Could be a lil bit of self preservation going on too. Elon just might have THEIR private financials too.

'Nice lifetime appointment you have there. It'd be a pity if some damaging information forced you out of that cushy job!'

[dchill]

4. We all need to realize that Trump's special immunity deal...

...also applies to the Cons on SCOTUS. For as long as they live.

[LR3]

5. Fuck these partisan hacks

n/t