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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US judge finds Musk's USAID cuts unconstitutional, blocks him from making more cuts
A United States federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, from taking any more steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the US Constitution. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland, in a preliminary ruling, ordered Musk, a key adviser to President Donald Trump, and the agency Musk spearhe…
A US court considered it unconstitutional to block the work of USAID
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.
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