Musk has become a target of some on the Left due to his prominence in the Trump administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

While Kimball Musk still owns a substantial amount of stock in the company, he sold nearly $30 million last month.

It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief could be temporary.

Elon Musk's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the United States Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

A federal judge ordered the government to reinstate USAID systems, ruling that the shutdown of the agency led by Elon Musk and DOGE "likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways."

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX and the brainchild behind the Department of Government Efficiency, went onto Sen. Ted Cruz’s podcast to discuss what he’s learned in Washington.

The fancifully named Department of Government Efficiency is grounded in a fundamental misapprehension of how the federal government works. The recklessness and destruction is not a bug but a feature.

President Donald Trump breaks down his stance on SpaceX, Elon Musk criticism, tariffs and federal layoffs on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

As Democrats in Congress claim that billionaire Elon Musk’s business interests conflict with his White House role, those versed in federal ethics say it largely falls on President Donald Trump and his Cabinet — not independent watchdog agencies — to enforce such rules.