Judge: Individuals Who Sued Over U.S. Centralized Database May Face Retaliation

( October 13, 2025, 1:13 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Oct. 10 granted a sealed motion to proceed under pseudonyms filed by individuals who, along with several nonprofits, sued the federal government on behalf of a putative nationwide class seeking to enjoin the use of their personal data in a centralized database of Americans’ personal data; the judge ruled that the individuals “have demonstrated specific retaliation risks that far outweigh any prejudice to Defendants.”...