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Judge orders reinstatement of USAID functions, says DOGE effort to shutter agency likely unconstitutional

  • A federal judge ordered a halt to the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency on March 18.
  • U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang stated that the actions likely violated Congress's authority regarding USAID's closure.
  • Chuang emphasized that USAID is likely still capable of performing its required functions, ordering the restoration of access for employees placed on leave.
  • The effort to dismantle USAID was part of a larger initiative linked to efforts to cut billions from foreign spending.
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According to a US judge, the destruction of the USID by the Spargremium Doge is probably unconstitutional.

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A federal judge in Maryland ordered the resumption of the work of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), considering it illegal to close it. The decision states that US President Donald Trump's administration may have violated constitutional rules by blocking the agency's work.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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