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🗓️ 21 March 2025
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0:00.0 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. A federal judge in Maryland is blocked Elon Musk's Doge entity from accessing personal data stored at the Social Security Administration. The judge also ruled Doge must delete any personally identifiable information gathered so far. NPR's Ashley Lopez has more. |
0:19.1 | In her ruling, Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander wrote that Musk team has essentially been engaged in what she called a fishing expedition at the Social Security Administration. |
0:27.9 | And this expedition, she wrote, has been based on little more than suspicion of fraud. |
0:32.8 | The judge also noted that the agency gave members of Musk's team, quote, unbridled access to the personal |
0:38.6 | and private data of millions of Americans. That includes social security numbers, medical records, |
0:44.3 | and bank and credit card information. And while the court has now limited Doge's access to much |
0:49.1 | of that information, it does say that the agency is still allowed to hand over data that |
0:53.6 | adheres to federal privacy laws. |
0:55.9 | Ashley Lopez, NPR News. |
0:57.6 | A federal judge will try again today to get answers from the Justice Department about the deportation flights of migrants last weekend. |
1:04.7 | The agency has not been forthcoming. |
1:06.9 | President Trump has called for the impeachment of U.S. District Court Judge James Bosberg. |
1:11.6 | The judge wants to know if the government has violated his orders. |
1:15.8 | President Trump's executive action to dismantle the U.S. Education Department could lead to less oversight of states and schools. |
1:23.1 | The Gulf State's newsrooms, Stephen Besaha reports that is causing concern in Alabama. |
1:28.3 | Trump signed the order about an hour before Democratic Congresswoman Terry Sewell spoke |
1:32.8 | at a panel in Utah, Alabama. |
1:35.3 | She got applause when she said she'd do all she could to push back. |
1:38.5 | Not only am I a proud product of the black belt, but I am a proud product of public schools in the Black Belt. |
1:49.2 | That region in Alabama is known for its rich soil, high poverty, and history of slavery. |
1:54.9 | Green County Superintendent Cory Jones also worries about federal oversight going away. |
1:59.8 | By taking that federal umbrella away and |
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