US court halts ruling ordering Voice of America employees back to work

US federal appeals court halts order reinstating Voice of America workers

2-1 decision says April 22 ruling by US District Judge Royce Lamberth lacked jurisdiction to issue such order, which also sought to restore $15M in grants to affected networks - Anadolu Ajansı

US Appeals Court Halts Order Allowing Voice of America Employees Back to Work - The Thinking Conservative

U.S. appeals court blocked a lower court ruling that ordered the Trump admin to return 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work. The post US Appeals Court Halts Order Allowing Voice of America Employees Back to Work appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

US Appeals Court Halts Order Allowing Voice of America Employees Back to Work

A U.S. appeals court on Saturday blocked a lower court ruling that ordered the Trump administration to return 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work amid efforts to downsize the federal government. In a 2–1 ruling, a majority of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia wrote that a lower court judge lacked the jurisdiction to order the employees to return to work. Late last month, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth …

More than 1,000 former employees and contractors were preparing their return to Voice of America (VOA) starting next week. Dismissed by the Administration, in April a federal judge had ordered their reinstatement. At the time of this mandate, an appeals court suspended that order, justifying the Government. Read more]]>

The US Court of Appeals has put on hold lower court decisions that required President Donald Trump's administration to transfer funds granted by Congress to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RSE) and other media outlets funded by the federal government.

The US Federal Court of Appeals has suspended the order to overturn the decision to close VOA. This happened a day after journalists were told that they would soon be able to return to work.