Court orders reopening of Voice of America after Trump-era shutdown
TL;DR
A US federal judge ruled the shutdown of Voice of America last year illegal and ordered the Trump-era administration to reinstate hundreds of VOA journalists and restore broadcasting within a week, criticizing the mass layoffs led by USAGM head Kari Lake and noting questions about authority and the broadcaster's mandated language coverage.
- US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America BBC
- Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake NPR
- Judge orders Voice of America to reinstate 1,000 employees cut under Kari Lake NBC News
- Judge Orders Voice of America to Restart All News Operations The New York Times
- Judge writes Kari Lake “repeatedly thumbed her nose” at legal requirements MS NOW
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