I wonder why.

Politico

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday appeared poised to reject an effort to immediately bar Elon Musk and his allies from accessing data or causing firings across a broad swath of the federal government.

The judge said an effort by Democrat-led states lacked enough concrete evidence to justify that extraordinary restriction.

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But the judge said granting the temporary restraining order sought as part of a lawsuit brought by Democratic attorneys general required much clearer evidence that DOGE’s actions were causing grave, permanent damage. Instead, she said, states had relied primarily on news reports that speculated about the risks of Musk and DOGE’s actions, some of which she said could potentially be remedied in further litigation.

“I’m not seeing it so far. … It’s sort of like a prophylactic TRO and that’s not allowed,” Chutkan said, adding that she hoped to issue a ruling within 24 hours. “The courts can’t act based on media reports. We can’t do that.”

Why do you suppose that Chutkan is positioning herself as a moderate justice?

Could it be that another judge refused to issue a TRO? She cited the decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates several times, as she noted her skepticism.

Could it be because the U.S Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court to intervene on the matter of judicial TRO’s issued against President Trump’s Title II authority – less than an hour before she ordered a hearing on a Federal holiday?

I think she believes that SCOTUS will shut down Lawfare attempts to stop Musk and Trump from investigating potential fraud and abuse.