The University of California student government sued Friday to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from gaining access to government data on millions of student borrowers.

The students, represented by Public Citizen, a left-leaning consumer advocacy group, argued that DOGE’s access to the Education Department’s systems containing the personal data of over 42 million people would violate federal privacy law and the Internal Revenue Code.

“Defendants’ action granting DOGE-affiliated individuals continuous and ongoing access to that information for an unspecified period of time means that millions of Americans from all walks of life have no assurance that their sensitive information — and that of their parents and/or spouses—will receive the........

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