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Jun 6, 2025 The Supreme Court stayed discovery into DOGE's internal executive communications and remanded the case Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance

The ruling limited judicial access to internal executive deliberations and strengthened secrecy claims during oversight litigation.

Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone

CourtListener · Supreme Court of the United States

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Ballotpedia

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Remand ordered — CREW v. DOGE (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00511 — The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to stay the lower courts' action, and also to treat the petition as a writ for certiorari.
Supreme Court grants stay in U.S. Doge Service v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — The Supreme Court granted a stay in the case of U.S.
U.S. Doge Service v. CREW: Certiorari Granted and Stay Issued — The Supreme Court granted a stay and treated the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of U.S.

Attacks

Public Service The Courts

Traits

Executive power operates without effective oversight State power is outsourced to unaccountable private contractors Transparency laws are weakened or unenforced

Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 20 – 2025-05-31–2025-06-06 wk20_IG_067

Apr 15, 2025 President Trump and President Bukele said Kilmar Abrego Garcia would not be returned and discussed expanding Salvadoran prison capacity Corroborated Power and Authority

The meeting publicly signaled resistance to court-ordered relief and normalized using a foreign prison system as an arm of executive detention policy.

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Heather Cox Richardson · Kyle Ziegler

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Trump and Bukele Announce Plan to Defy Supreme Court Ruling — On April 14, 2025, President Donald Trump met with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, where they announced their decision not to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S., defying a Supreme Court
President defies Supreme Court order on concentration camps — The President of the United States has openly defied a unanimous order from the Supreme Court by continuing to collaborate with the President of El Salvador to send individuals, including American citizens, to

Attacks

Rule of Law The Constitution The Courts Truth

Traits

Citizenship is stratified by wealth, ideology, and heritage Executive power operates without effective oversight Law is a weapon of the state, not a limit on its power State power is outsourced to unaccountable private contractors

Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 13 – 2025-04-12–2025-04-18 wk13_PA_006