The Department of Justice argued before an appellate court on Monday that the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to personal data is legal, the Washington Examiner reported.

DOJ attorney Jack Starcher argued that DOGE should have access to data of the Education and Treasury departments, as well as the Office of Personnel Management, according to the report.

“The implication of this case is that suddenly every single one of those [access] decisions is subject to some sort of need-to-know judicial supervision. That’s never happened before,” Starcher told the three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Examiner reported.

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