This is a sad day for our democracy and a scary day for millions of people,” said the coalition behind the challenge.

The Supreme Court handed the Department of Government Efficiency a pair of significant wins on Friday, allowing the entity to access sensitive Social Security data for millions of Americans while simultaneously pausing an effort to look into whether it is subject to a key transparency law.

DOGE wants access to the data of millions of Americans, including Social Security numbers, medical information, tax return data, citizenship records and more.