Supreme Court agrees to decide whether DOGE must release its records under FOIA

NBC NEWS: Supreme Court to decide if DOGE must open its records to the public

The justices will rule on whether DOGE is an agency that must answer public-records requests under FOIA, or a presidential advisory body that is exempt. They will also decide if courts can order discovery to settle that. Groups that only advise the president fall outside FOIA; groups with real power of their own do not.

Key facts:

• The plaintiff, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), sued to get DOGE's records.
• A federal district judge found DOGE likely subject to FOIA and ordered discovery into how it operates.
• June 2025: the court sided 6-3 with the administration on its emergency docket, halting that discovery, per PBS NewsHour.
• Elon Musk, who led DOGE, has since left it.
• A ruling is expected by the end of June 2027, per NBC News.