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US judge voids 2025 actions taken by Kari Lake as Voice of America CEO, including job cuts
Judge Royce C. Lamberth invalidated Kari Lake's tenure as USAGM acting CEO, voiding layoffs impacting over 1,000 Voice of America employees due to legal appointment issues.
- A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake did not have legal authority to take actions largely dismantling the Voice of America when she was CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media in 2025.
- The judge effectively voided all of Lake's actions as CEO from July to November 2025, ordering her to uphold obligations for broadcasting as set forth by Congress.
- Lake had placed most Voice of America staffers on leave and cut hundreds of contractors in an effort to shrink the agency under Trump's executive order.
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US federal judge invalidates all official actions of Kari Lake
A federal judge ruled Saturday that all of Kari Lake’s official actions in her brief appointment as CEO of US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) “shall have no force or effect.” The motion for summary judgment ruling was a victory namely for the employees of Voice of America, a government-funded media broadcaster that sued after Lake’s hiring and subsequent funding cuts and mass layoffs. The sweeping rebuke of Lake’s tenure at the helm of USAGM, wh…
Federal judge: Trump illegally appointed Kari Lake to lead Voice of America
Former news anchor-turned-politician Kari Lake. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) A federal judge in Washington, D.C. says the Voice of America’s acting CEO Kari Lake was wrongfully appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the agency, because her promotion at the external government-backed broadcaster was done so without Congressional oversight or approvals. In a ruling issued March 7, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said the appointment viol…
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Judge voids VOA layoffs, citing invalid Trump appointment of Kari Lake
A federal judge on Saturday voided mass layoffs at Voice of America after ruling Kari Lake’s appointment invalid, a major rejection of President Donald Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, in a 17-page opinion, concluded that Lake was ineligible to serve as the acting CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA’s parent agency, after being elevated to the position on July 31, 2025, in a…
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technologyshout.comFederal judge rules Trump administration’s actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal
A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take…
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