Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily paused a lower court’s order for discovery in a lawsuit against the Department of Government Efficiency days before it would have needed to produce documents. The Supreme Court issued the order,

Chief Justice John Roberts put a hold on lower court rulings in a dispute over whether DOGE is a federal agency subject to freedom of information requests.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily paused action in an emergency appeal over whether the Department of Government Efficiency must turn over public documents – like other government agencies – or whether it is shielded from such requests because it is part of the White House.