{"id":6074,"date":"2025-05-04T06:06:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T06:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6074"},"modified":"2025-05-04T06:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T06:06:30","slug":"federal-appeals-court-halts-voa-reinstatement-leaves-1000-staff-return-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6074","title":{"rendered":"Federal appeals court halts VOA reinstatement, leaves 1,000 staff return in limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A federal appeals court has blocked the reinstatement of more than 1,000 Voice of America (VOA) employees, casting uncertainty over the international broadcaster\u2019s return to operations following a temporary legal victory in April.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2-1 decision on Saturday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay against a previous district court ruling that had ordered the Biden administration to restore Voice of America and its parent agency, the US. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), to their pre-executive order status.<\/p>\n<p>Judges Neomi Rao and Gregory Katsas, both Trump appointees, argued the lower court likely lacked subject-matter jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Nina Pillard, appointed by President Obama, dissented, warning the decision effectively \u201csilences Voice of America for the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move follows a March 14 executive order from former President Donald Trump aimed at dismantling or shrinking USAGM and six other federally funded international broadcasters, including Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u2019s order halted operations, froze funding, and suspended access for hundreds of journalists and contractors.<\/p>\n<p>District Judge Royce Lamberth temporarily reversed that action in late April, calling the order \u201carbitrary\u201d and in violation of constitutional protections.<\/p>\n<p>His ruling offered a brief window for VOA and affiliated staff to prepare for a phased return to work.<\/p>\n<p>However, Saturday\u2019s stay derailed that plan. DOJ had already informed attorneys that employees would resume broadcasting and office duties starting next week. That has now been paused.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Lake, senior adviser at USAGM, called the appeals ruling a \u201chuge victory\u201d for Trump and executive authority.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision continues a high-stakes legal battle over the future of US-funded international media, as the case now proceeds toward a full appeal.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court has blocked the reinstatement of more than 1,000 Voice of America (VOA) employees, casting uncertainty over the international broadcaster\u2019s return to operations following a temporary legal victory in April. In a 2-1 decision on Saturday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay against a previous district court ruling that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}