Judge Denies Effort To Block DOGE From Accessing Sensitive Student Data

The judge found some of the concerns raised by the University of California Student Association "entirely conjectural."

A judge on Monday denied a request by an organization representing students in the University of California school system to block staffers from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data tied to federal student loans and require the Department of Education to retrieve the information already obtained by those employees.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said the plaintiff, the University of California Student Association, failed to make a “clear showing” that “it will likely suffer irreparable harm” if the process continued.

Moss added that he would decide whether USCA “has standing to sue and has stated a claim upon which relief may be granted” at a later date.

“Those questions are less clear cut and are better answered on a more complete record,” he said.

The judge found that the plaintiff’s claims that allowing DOGE staffers to access their personal data would create risks, including for identify theft, were “entirely conjectural.”