{"id":62690,"date":"2025-04-24T07:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62690"},"modified":"2025-04-24T07:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:21:24","slug":"a-sampling-of-coverage-federal-judge-orders-usagm-staff-reinstated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/a-sampling-of-coverage-federal-judge-orders-usagm-staff-reinstated\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sampling of Coverage: Federal Judge Orders USAGM Staff Reinstated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Readers of the SWLing Post<\/em> have been sharing various articles concerning the recent ruling by a federal judge, which directs the Trump administration to reinstate the USAGM staff. This decision was initially reported by Paul Walker earlier this week<\/a>. Below is further analysis from several news sources shared by Ed C, Ron Smith, and Dennis Dura:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judge orders Trump administration to bring back U.S. Agency for Global Media staff (Government Executive)<\/a><\/h2>\n

The president in an executive order sought to eliminate the agency\u2019s non-statutory components and functions, but a federal judge criticized how officials determined what parts of USAGM aren’t required by law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to bring back staff at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which the president has sought to dismantle.<\/p>\n

Specifically, District Judge Royce C. Lamberth is requiring Trump officials to return employees and contractors who were put on leave or terminated to their statuses before March 14, when Trump signed an executive order directing the elimination of non-statutory components and functions at USAGM as well as other agencies.<\/p>\n

As a result of the EO, many employees were let go at government-funded outlets that aim to provide news to people living in restricted media environments around the world, including Voice of America. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal Judge Halts Trump\u2019s Attempt To Dismantle VOA And Sister Networks. (Inside Radio)<\/a><\/h2>\n

A federal court has thrown a wrench into efforts initiated by the Trump administration to wind down Voice of America and its affiliated networks, with a judge ruling that the shutdown was likely unlawful.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a sweeping injunction Tuesday, ordering the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)\u2014the parent agency of VOA\u2014to reinstate the operations of VOA and its associated broadcasters. Lamberth also mandated that the agency restore employment for workers placed on administrative leave and prohibited any staffing reductions while the legal battle plays out, The Hill reports. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America (The Hill)<\/a><\/h2>\n

A federal judge on Tuesday found the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to dismantle Voice of America (VOA) and affiliated news services likely were unlawful, indefinitely blocking the shuttering of the government-funded news outlet and affiliated news services.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered VOA\u2019s parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), to restore VOA and other outlets under the USAGM\u2019s umbrella and barred the agency from preventing them from serving as \u201cconsistently reliable and authoritative\u201d news sources, as is required by law.<\/p>\n

He also directed the USAGM to restore employment to its workers placed on leave and not reduce its workforce while litigation continues, in addition to continuing funding for international broadcasting.\u00a0 [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Readers of the SWLing Post have been sharing various articles concerning the recent ruling by a federal judge, which directs the Trump administration to reinstate the USAGM staff. This decision was initially reported by Paul Walker earlier this week. Below is further analysis from several news sources shared by Ed C, Ron Smith, and Dennis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,3,43],"tags":[10125,1529,1160,1528,7246,402,182],"class_list":["post-62690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-office-of-cuban-broadcasting","tag-radio-free-asia","tag-radio-free-europe","tag-radio-liberty","tag-usagm","tag-voa-cuts","tag-voice-of-america"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gj8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62356,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/usagms-official-announcement-on-agency-downsizing-and-workforce-reductions\/","url_meta":{"origin":62690,"position":0},"title":"USAGM\u2019s Official Announcement on Agency Downsizing and Workforce Reductions","author":"Thomas","date":"March 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Following an earlier report from NPR covering (and other sources) the U.S. Agency for Global Media\u2019s restructuring, this is the full official announcement from USAGM. 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