The justices lifted a court order that had barred a team of DOGE employees from freely examining Social Security records.

In a second order, the justices blocked the disclosure of DOGE operations. The court’s three liberals dissented in both cases.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the DOGE team that had been led by Elon Musk to examine Social Security records that include personal information on most Americans.

Acting by a 6-3 vote, the justices granted an appeal from President Trump’s lawyers and lifted a court order that had barred a team of DOGE employees of freely examining Social Security records.

“We conclude that, under the present circumstances,” the Social Security Administration, or SSA, “may proceed to afford members of the SSA DOGE Team access to

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