"The judge noted that DOGE's speed and the fluidity of its leadership appear to be by design. He is ordering "rolling" productions of DOGE records to begin within weeks.
"The rapid pace of [DOGE's] actions, in turn, requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities," Cooper wrote. "That is especially so given the secrecy with which DOGE has operated."
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"Cooper also offered some criticism of the way the Trump administration litigated the case, noting that its lawyers offered virtually nothing in the way of evidence about DOGE's operations or management.
"Indeed, the Court wonders whether this decision was strategic," Cooper said, noting that Trump administration lawyers had taken competing positions " including that DOGE qualifies as an "agency" under some sections of law but not others " "when it suits it."
"Thus [DOGE] becomes, on defendants' view, a Goldilocks entity," Cooper wrote, "not an agency when it is burdensome but an agency when it is convenient."
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