A federal judge declined Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority,

A judge declined to immediately block Elon Musk's government efficiency department but said the case raises questions about Musk's apparent unchecked authority as a top deputy to President Donald Trump.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's government efficiency team has been temporarily blocked from accessing certain government systems, according to a federal judge's ruling on Saturday.

Eisen is representing current and former employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was shut down by Musk and Trump. His lawsuit alleges that Musk and DOGE are exercising powers that should only belong to those elected by voters or confirmed by the Senate.

The order requires those who have accessed payment records without proper security clearance to destroy them.

A federal judge said 14 states had failed to show DOGE's access to government systems would cause irreparable harm.

A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

Some working for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are "federal employees," Elon Musk said in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that aired on Tuesday night. It's not clear how many DOGE employees are classified as "federal" workers.

Tesla Dealership, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. Protesters stood on a busy street during rush hour to protect federal employees, end job cuts and question Elon's Musk's conflict of interest with DOGE and federal contracts.