US EditionJudge temporarily bars effort to defund Radio Free Europe
- A federal judge, James Paul Oetken, temporarily blocked efforts to dismantle the U.S. government-funded Voice of America, calling it a classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision-making.
- Oetken issued a temporary restraining order preventing the U.S. Agency for Global Media from firing employees and closing offices.
- The ruling followed a lawsuit from Voice of America journalists and Reporters Without Borders, claiming the shutdown violated free-speech protections.
- Oetken criticized the Trump administration for taking a sledgehammer to an agency that has been statutorily authorized and funded by Congress.
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La Nación, Grupo NaciónA U.S. judge temporarily stopped on Friday the measures of President Donald Trump's administration to shut down Voice of America (VOA), a government-funded global broadcaster. District Judge J. Paul Oetken issued a temporary restraining order in a case filed by VOA employees, their unions, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) before a federal court in New York. "We are very pleased that the judge has agreed to freeze any other government action t…
Voice of America cuts blocked in federal court
NEW YORK — A federal judge halted the Trump administration's efforts Friday to dismantle the 8-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service Voice of America, calling the move a "classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making."
Judge Halts VOA Staff Firings, Rebukes Trump-Era Crackdown on U.S.-Funded News
Voice of America received a legal lifeline Friday after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping attempt to gut the U.S.-funded international broadcaster. The ruling, delivered by Judge James Paul Oetken in Manhattan, issued an immediate freeze on layoffs, furloughs, and office closures targeting over 1,200 VOA employees and contractors. The decision also protects… Source
A New York federal judge forbade steps to resolve the station, including the dismissal of journalists working there.
The Trump administration wants to save heavily on the foreign radio stations. Hundreds of employees are supposed to lose their jobs at the facilities. But now a court intervenes - and puts the steps on hold for the time being.
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