US EditionJudge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America and bring back hundreds of staff
Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled the Trump administration unlawfully sidelined 1,042 Voice of America employees, ordering full reinstatement and resumption of international broadcasting by March 23.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered the U.S. Agency for Global Media to reverse the decision that put more than 1,000 Voice of America employees on leave and restore VOA operations.
- Lamberth ruled that Lake's appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and the Appointments Clause, and that invoking Trump's March 14, 2025 executive order did not justify her actions, which he called 'arbitrary and capricious.'
- The judge highlighted specific cuts and a voided memo, noting the administration shelved 1,042 of VOA's 1,147 employees and vacated a March 2025 memo that cut the agency to 68 positions.
- The judge ordered full‑time VOA employees back by March 23, and Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz said, 'We are thrilled with Judge Lamberth's ruling and look forward to getting back to work.'
- Potential disputes loom over the VOA's editorial firewall as Kari Lake plans to appeal and Sarah B. Rogers was nominated to lead USAGM, leaving unresolved staffing issues.
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Washington, March 17 (EFE).- A federal judge this Tuesday ordered the administration of the president, Donald Trump, to re-establish the operations of the Voice of America (VOA) and reinstate 1,042 of the 1,147 employees who had been placed on administrative leave after the partial closure of the station a year ago. U.S. District Court judge Royce C. Lambert gave the U.S. Global Media Agency a one-week deadline to present a plan to put the VOA b…
Royce Lamberth ordered, on Tuesday, the reinstatement, by March 23, of 1,042 VOA employees who had been on paid administrative leave for one year.
Federal Judge Reinstates More Than 1,000 Employees at VOA Parent Agency
Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via APA federal judge on Tuesday reinstated more than 1,000 employees of the U.S. Agency for Global Media — the Voice of America’s parent agency — after the Trump administration instituted wide-ranging layoffs as part of its mission to drastically shrink the international broadcaster.In a statement on Tuesday, three employees who brought a lawsuit against Trump’s handpicked hatchet woman, Kari Lake, wrote that they “are eag…
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US judge orders Trump admin to bring VOA employees back to work
A US federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to bring more than 1,000 Voice of America employees back to work and resume broadcasts by the government-funded media outlet.
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