Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America

Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Voice of America

The coalition suing the Trump administration for its shutdown of Voice of America scored a win in court Tuesday. A federal judge found that the dismantling of the state media outlet, which for decades disseminated news about the US to other countries, was likely against the law, the Hill reports....

US judge orders preliminary Voice of America funding restoration in blow to Donald Trump

A judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump‘s administration to restore funding to Voice of America and other US-funded media, saying its abrupt shutdown of the outlets broke the law.US President Donald Trump holding a Cabinet meeting on April 10, 2025. Photo: Molly Roberts/The White House.The federal judge in Washington agreed to a request led by the outlets’ employees for a preliminary injunction, a temporary order as a court examines th…

Judge Halts Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle Voice of America

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to reverse its efforts to shut down Voice of America (VOA) and restore the decades-old federal news service. In an opinion delivered on April 22, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Royce Lamberth sided with plaintiffs suing the administration and U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) management, saying that they had likely violated the law in the rush to disma…

D.C. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction on behalf VOA

So I am reading bluesky & ran into this!! Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America A federal judge agreed Tuesday to block the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the 83-year-old international news...

Voice of America restored by judge after Trump dismantled taxpayer-funded outlet in March

A federal judge ordered the restoration of Voice of America (VoA) on Tuesday, the federally-funded state media network that the White House dismantled earlier this spring.Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in favor of the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction, though the Trump administration is allowed to appeal the decision.The plaintiffs asked the court to "cancel the orders putting approximately 1,300 VOA employees on administrative leave"…

Judge halts Trump's shutdown of Voice of America

Over 1,300 VOA employess - including about 1,000 journalists - were put on leave following President Donald Trump's executive order.