DOGE-ing and Standing

Continuing a theme seen in an earlier DOGE-related ruling, a district judge in Washington DC denied a TRO in a data-access case, observing: “The court is aware that DOGE’s unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion for Plaintiffs and many of their agencies and residents. But the ‘possibility’ that Defendants may take actions that irreparably harm Plaintiffs ‘is not enough.'” (emphasis in original, citations omitted).