BREAKING: DC Circuit panel allows the Trump administration to block funding for and take other actions against VOA
Last edited Sat May 3, 2025, 04:33 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Chris Geidner at Bluesky
BREAKING: DC Circuit panel allows the Trump administration to block funding for and take other actions against Voice of America and similar media orgs during DOJ's appeal of losses below.
Majority by Judges Katsas and Rao, both Trump appointees. Judge Pillard, an Obama appointee, dissents.
BEFORE: Pillard*, Katsas, and Rao, Circuit Judges
*Judge Pillard dissents from the grant of the motions for stay.
ORDER
Upon consideration of the motions for stay pending appeal filed in the above-captioned cases, the responses thereto, and the replies; and the administrative stay entered on May 1, 2025, it is
ORDERED that the motions for stay pending appeal be granted. The following orders, or parts thereof, are stayed pending further order of the court:
In No. 25-5144, provisions (1) and (2) of the district court's preliminary injunction filed April 22, 2025;
In No. 25-5145, the district court's preliminary injunction filed April 22, 2025, to the extent the relief granted falls within provisions (1) and (2) of the April 22, 2025 preliminary injunction in No. 25-5144;
In No. 25-5150, the district court's preliminary injunction filed April 25, 2025;
In No. 25-5151, the district court's preliminary injunction filed April 25, 2025.
A per curiam concurring statement and a dissenting statement of Judge Pillard are attached. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the administrative stay entered in Nos. 25-5144, 25-
5150, and 25-5151 be dissolved.
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Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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So, at 9:55p last night (yes, on May 1), the April "special panel" of the D.C. Circuit -- Judges Katsas, Pillard, and Rao -- issued an administrative stay of all of the recent injunctions/TROs issued against Kari Lake/U.S. Agency for Global Media. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BEFORE: Pillard, Katsas, and Rao, Circuit Judges
ORDER
Upon consideration of the motions for an administrative stay and stay pending appeal in Nos. 25-5144, 25-5145, 25-5150, and 25-5151, the responses thereto, the replies, and the letters; and the emergency motion for an administrative stay and stay pending appeal in No. 25-5158, the response thereto, and the motion for expedited consideration, it is
ORDERED that the following orders, or parts thereof, are administratively stayed pending further order of the court:
In No. 25-5144, provision (2) of the district court's preliminary injunction filed
April 22, 2025;
In No. 25-5150, the district court's preliminary injunction filed April 25, 2025;
In No. 25-5151, the district court's preliminary injunction filed April 25, 2025;
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USCA Case #25-5158
Document #2113919
Filed: 05/01/2025
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United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
No. 25-5144
September Term, 2024
In No. 25-5158, the district court's temporary restraining order filed April 29,
2025.
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May 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Edited to add correct link to skeet
Order and opinions:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42001/gov.uscourts.cadc.42001.01208736131.0.pdf
Hat tip, Sam_Handwich, at Joe.My.God.
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This was two hours ago:
President Trump has accused Voice of America of being biased against him. In March, he issued an executive order to dismantle the agency that finances the international news outlet.
The Voice of America building in March, a day after more than 1,300 employees of the media broadcaster were placed on leave in Washington.Credit...Annabelle Gordon/Reuters
By Tim Balk
May 3, 2025, 1:27 p.m. ET
Voice of America, which for eight decades brought news to corners of the globe where reliable journalism was scarce, went dark in March after the Trump administration cut its funding and put its workers on leave.
But next week, journalists for the organization, a U.S.-funded international news broadcaster, are set to return to work, its director said, after it won a court victory last month restoring its funding.
The director, Mike Abramowitz, said in an email to his staff on Friday that the Justice Department had alerted Voice of America that the broadcaster’s access to its computer systems was being restored. The email was obtained by The New York Times.
“I am seeking further details, and I will share them as soon as possible,” Mr. Abramowitz wrote. “But on the face of it, this news is a positive development.”
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Peter Baker contributed reporting.
This story went online a little before noon.
Trump has targeted the government-funded media outlet that has been off the air for almost two months.
The Voice of America building is pictured, June 15, 2020, in Washington. | Andrew Harnik/AP
By KATHERINE LONG and BEN JOHANSEN
05/03/2025 11:36 AM EDT
Journalists at Voice of America can begin a “phased return” to office and resume programming next week, according to a Justice Department email sent to employees Friday.
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