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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is suing the Trump administration, Kari Lake, the U.S. Agency for Global Media and USAGM acting CEO Victor Morales over moves to terminate the news organization's federal funding.
The big picture: The lawsuit that was filed Tuesday says "Congress has appropriated funds specifically for RFE/RL" and "expressly directed" the USAGM to make these available to the outlet in the form of annual grants.

  • "That agency is now refusing to disburse the appropriated funds on the basis that it is ending its 'non-statutory' functions," but funding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty "is a statutory function" of the agency, argues the suit that was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.
  • "Whether to disburse funds as directed by appropriations laws, and whether to make those funds available through grants as directed by the International Broadcasting Act, is not an optional choice for the agency to make. It is the law. Urgent relief is needed to compel the agency to follow the law."
Driving the news: The Trump administration terminated funding over the weekend for broadcasters including RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and ordered nearly all 1,300 employees of Voice of America to be placed on leave — sparking outrage from press freedom groups.

What they're saying: "This is not the time to cede terrain to the propaganda and censorship of America's adversaries," said Stephen Capus, president and CEO of RFE/RL.

  • "We believe the law is on our side and that the celebration of our demise by despots around the world is premature," added Capus, in an apparent reference to Chinese state media welcoming the Trump administration's funding decision.



  • Representatives for USAGM did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment in the evening.
Background: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were founded during the Cold War and initially covertly funded via the CIA, with the former targeting Soviet satellite states and the latter aimed at the Soviet Union on a mission to provide listeners with a link to the West.

  • They later merged and the outlet's mission is "to promote democratic values by providing accurate, uncensored news and open debate in countries where a free press is threatened and disinformation is pervasive. RFE/RL reports the facts, undaunted by pressure," per a post on its website.
 
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The Trump administration has been accused by another judge of failing to comply with his court order — in this case to reinstate federal employees fired during Elon Musk’s DOGE purges.

Six federal agencies — the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury — were ordered by Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for Northern California to rehire all fired probationary employees.


But the Trump administration had responded by putting the fired workers on paid administrative leave.

“The court has read news reports that, in at least one agency, probationary workers are being rehired, but then placed on leave en masse,” Alsup said in an order late Monday. “This is not allowed by the preliminary injunction, for it would not restore the services the preliminary injunction intends to restore," he added

The case appeared to be the second instance of the Trump administration dodging direct court orders, triggering fears that Donald Trump is creating a constitutional crisis by ignoring the ultimate arbiter of law, the courts, as established in the Constitution.

Last week the Trump administration appeared to openly defy U.S. District Judge Boasberg’s order blocking deporting Venezuelans without following the law, and to return those who had been illegally deported.


Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk both responded by calling for the impeachment of judges whose rulings they don’t like.

In a rare rebuke, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts said Monday that such an action is an inappropriate response to a disagreement over a judicial decision that goes against more than two centuries of American history.

In the latest apparent court order dodge, Alsup demanded an update from the Trump administration on the status of the employees by Tuesday afternoon. Department of Justice lawyers claimed they were not defying Alsup’s order, but that putting the employees on paid administrative leave was an "intermediate measure taken by a number of the agencies in order to return probationary employees to full duty status."

It is unclear if the Trump administration provided a specific timeline for when those employees will be fully restored to their positions.


If the agencies involved follow the judge's orders, some 24,000 federal employees should return to work.

Another ruling, by Judge Hames Bredar in Maryland, ruled that another 13 agencies had unlawfully fired their workers, and demanded that they be reinstated.

All of the agencies involved in Bredar's ruling issued updates on Tuesday saying they were working to restore the workers to their jobs, and in most cases provided evidence that they had notified workers about their reinstatement.

However, those notices said their jobs were only guaranteed until March 27, which is when Bredar's order is set to expire. Bredar has warned the agencies he is prepared to extend his order if necessary.

One agency appeared to be taking active steps to bring back its workers: The Department of Transportation. It told its 757 impacted workers that they would be reinstated in full by Thursday.


Several hundred of the Transportation Department employees fired in the initial purge worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as maintenance mechanics, environmental protection specialists, aviation safety assistants, and management and program assistants.

Trump and Musk's attempts to dissolve huge swathes of the federal bureaucracy have been largely ruled as illegal firings when tested in the courts.

On Tuesday another federal judge blocked Trump and Musk's attempts to shut down and scrap USAID, which carries international development, aid and influence work on behalf of the U.S. government.

Another federal judge accuses Trump of flouting his court order — this time over federal firings
 
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Due process, Mitch. People get trials before bad things happen to them in civilized countries.
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It is really interesting to see how hard the right wing echo chamber is trying to work the refs.
 
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mandrill said:
The Trump administration has been accused by another judge of failing to comply with his court order — in this case to reinstate federal employees fired during Elon Musk’s DOGE purges.

Six federal agencies — the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury — were ordered by Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for Northern California to rehire all fired probationary employees.


But the Trump administration had responded by putting the fired workers on paid administrative leave.

“The court has read news reports that, in at least one agency, probationary workers are being rehired, but then placed on leave en masse,” Alsup said in an order late Monday. “This is not allowed by the preliminary injunction, for it would not restore the services the preliminary injunction intends to restore," he added

The case appeared to be the second instance of the Trump administration dodging direct court orders, triggering fears that Donald Trump is creating a constitutional crisis by ignoring the ultimate arbiter of law, the courts, as established in the Constitution.

Last week the Trump administration appeared to openly defy U.S. District Judge Boasberg’s order blocking deporting Venezuelans without following the law, and to return those who had been illegally deported.


Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk both responded by calling for the impeachment of judges whose rulings they don’t like.

In a rare rebuke, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts said Monday that such an action is an inappropriate response to a disagreement over a judicial decision that goes against more than two centuries of American history.

In the latest apparent court order dodge, Alsup demanded an update from the Trump administration on the status of the employees by Tuesday afternoon. Department of Justice lawyers claimed they were not defying Alsup’s order, but that putting the employees on paid administrative leave was an "intermediate measure taken by a number of the agencies in order to return probationary employees to full duty status."

It is unclear if the Trump administration provided a specific timeline for when those employees will be fully restored to their positions.


If the agencies involved follow the judge's orders, some 24,000 federal employees should return to work.

Another ruling, by Judge Hames Bredar in Maryland, ruled that another 13 agencies had unlawfully fired their workers, and demanded that they be reinstated.

All of the agencies involved in Bredar's ruling issued updates on Tuesday saying they were working to restore the workers to their jobs, and in most cases provided evidence that they had notified workers about their reinstatement.

However, those notices said their jobs were only guaranteed until March 27, which is when Bredar's order is set to expire. Bredar has warned the agencies he is prepared to extend his order if necessary.

One agency appeared to be taking active steps to bring back its workers: The Department of Transportation. It told its 757 impacted workers that they would be reinstated in full by Thursday.


Several hundred of the Transportation Department employees fired in the initial purge worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as maintenance mechanics, environmental protection specialists, aviation safety assistants, and management and program assistants.

Trump and Musk's attempts to dissolve huge swathes of the federal bureaucracy have been largely ruled as illegal firings when tested in the courts.

On Tuesday another federal judge blocked Trump and Musk's attempts to shut down and scrap USAID, which carries international development, aid and influence work on behalf of the U.S. government.

Another federal judge accuses Trump of flouting his court order — this time over federal firings
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I'm getting tired of all these biased Dem judges.......LMAO
 
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My biggest nightmare has re-appeared. Judge Tanya Chutkan.....LMAO

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1902158425913463191

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#BREAKING: Leftist Judge Tanya Chutkan has BLOCKED EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin from terminating BILLIONS of dollars in climate grants Zeldin had blocked nearly $20 BILLION in Green New Scam funding, and this judge is attempting to force taxpayers to pay it anyway. DO NOT PAY. HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO TOLERATE THIS?
 
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