Judge orders Voice of America to rehire employees, resume news operations
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Federal judge orders Voice of America to rehire fired employees and resume international broadcasting operations.
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District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on Tuesday ordered Voice of America to rehire its employees and resume international broadcasting operations. The ruling challenges the Trump administration's significant downsizing of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and its directive to dismiss VOA staff more than a year ago. The decision represents a legal setback to the administration's effort to reshape the federal international news organization. Lamberth, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, found sufficient grounds to compel the rehiring and operational resumption. The ruling will likely face appeals and sets up a broader legal contest over the administration's authority to restructure independent federal media agencies.
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District Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a court order requiring Voice of America to rehire staff and resume operations; the Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
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