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Judge rules Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal
- On Monday, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration from proceeding with its plan to dismantle the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
- The ruling followed a March takeover of the institute by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , which the plaintiffs asserted was illegal and bypassed required congressional oversight.
- Created by Congress in 1984 and signed by President Reagan, the institute operates as an independent nonprofit focusing on resolving global violent conflicts through research and education.
- The March 18 lawsuit filed by former board members sought to prevent their removal and DOGE’s takeover, while Howell described the takeover’s swift execution as "a bull in a China shop."
- Howell determined that the institute does not wield executive authority as defined by the Constitution, indicating that the takeover and subsequent dismissals were unlawful and contrary to congressional intent to maintain the organization's independence.
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“A Gross Usurpation of Power”: Federal Judge Reverses Trump’s Closure of U.S. Institute for Peace
In other news from D.C., officials from the U.S. Institute for Peace returned to their offices Wednesday, after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration engaged in a “gross usurpation of power” when it took over the independent institute earlier this year and ejected its leaders, as part of Elon Musk’s rampage against federal agencies. Judge Beryl Howell declared the White House takeover “null and void.”
Judge Rules Trump Takeover of Nonprofit a “Gross Usurpation of Power” - Non Profit News
Image credit: Something Original on Wikimedia Commons A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s takeover of the US Institute of Peace (USIP)—a nonpartisan nonprofit organization created by Congress in 1984, under President Ronald Reagan, to prevent and help resolve international conflicts—was illegal. The ruling marks an important victory for nonprofit independence and a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to impose its id…
Museums Cautiously Optimistic as Some Federal Grants Reinstated
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) began reinstating grants today, Wednesday, May 21, that were previously revoked by the Trump administration via the formerly Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The renewal of funds follows a major federal lawsuit, filed by a coalition of attorneys general representing 21 states, against Trump’s March executive order seeking to dismantle the IMLS and other organizations de…
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