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Judge rules Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell determined that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in removing the board and effectively disabling the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
- The ruling followed the administration’s February executive order targeting the institute and similar agencies for closure to fulfill campaign promises to reduce federal government size.
- The administration’s takeover involved the Department of Government Efficiency, which seized the institute’s headquarters with help from FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and D.C. Police, forcing out board members and staff.
- Howell stated the unlawful actions were taken by leaders lacking legal authority and must be declared null and void, emphasizing USIP's independent nonprofit status created by Congress 40 years ago.
- The ruling restores USIP’s board members and could trigger an appeal, while former staffers recognize the institute faces a difficult recovery from the damage caused.
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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.”
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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…
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