Meanwhile, it has taken a minute, but the wins for the rule of law (and checks & balances) now just keep on rolling in.
As we’ve said repeatedly, Mr. Musk does not have security clearance, and is not in any sense a civil servant.
In fact, he says he is completely outside of the government. Which is why we have repeatedly complained that he is thus an unregistered lobbyist — in addition to being an interloper — into this Nation‘s sensitive, private records.
Only civil servants are allowed access to this sort of sensitive payee / payer data at Treasury. They each and all swear an oath not to misuse it. Mr. Musk has done no such thing. And so it is that he is now enjoined from entering Treasury, as are his minions. . . for any similar purpose. Here is the late nighter:
. . .The Court’s firm assessment is that, for the reasons stated by the States, they will face irreparable harm in the absence of injunctive relief. See Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). That is both because of the risk that the new policy presents of the disclosure of sensitive and confidential information and the heightened risk that the systems in question will be more vulnerable than before to hacking. The Court’s further assessment is that, again for the reasons given by the States, the States have shown a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims, with the States’ statutory claims presenting as particularly strong. The Court’s further assessment is that the balance of the equities, for the reasons stated by the States, favors the entry of emergency relief. . . .
Onward. I’ll post that summary order, out of Manhattan -- entered after midnight Friday night. . . shortly.
नमस्ते
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