A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from dismantling theVoice of America, the U.S.-run international broadcasting service.
Read the judges Voice of America order.
The dismantling of USAGM would clearly cause employees, contractors, and grantees irreparable harm, the judge wrote.
The Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C.Photo by BONNIE CASH / AFP)
And Plaintiffs have offered sufficient evidence that Defendants are doing just that.
The administrations actions have left more than 1,200 VOA journalists, editors, engineers and other employees sidelined.
VOA has a budget of about $270 million.
None of the statutory requirements enumerated above can be effectuated if the agency has been shuttered.
In short, these harms cannot be remedied with mere money damages.
