The former headquarters of the Second Bank of the United States, a precursor of the Federal Reserve, at Philadelphia in 2014. ProfReader via Wikimedia Commons CC3.0

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.

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the fraud conviction of a Philadelphia-area government contractor. Stamatios Kousisis was found guilty, along with Alpha Painting and Construction, after they failed to comply

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.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday in a legal battle over President Donald Trump's firing of two federal labor board members contained a line that eased, for now, worries that the cases could open the door for Trump to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at will.