Supreme Court to hear dispute over access to DOGE records

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to efforts by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to obtain records from the Department of Government Efficiency. Arguments are expected in early 2027, with a ruling likely by that summer.

The dispute began after CREW filed a Freedom of Information Act request in early 2025 seeking records including DOGE’s organizational chart and financial disclosures. The administration declined to process the request, arguing that DOGE is an advisory body within the Executive Office of the President and therefore is not subject to FOIA. CREW sued, seeking a ruling that DOGE must comply with the law.

A federal judge permitted limited discovery about DOGE’s structure and authority, including a deposition of administrator Amy Gleason. The Supreme Court later intervened in a 6-3 decision, directing lower courts to narrow the discovery order because it encompassed internal executive branch recommendations and whether they were followed.

CREW subsequently narrowed its request to information about DOGE’s structure, directives involving federal contracts and workers, and examples of its exercise of independent authority. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit allowed that inquiry to proceed, prompting the administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court.