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.

The chief justice put a temporary hold on a lower court ruling that Elon Musk’s government efficiency team and the Office of Management and Budget turn over internal records.