Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace
Source: CNN
Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace
By Jennifer Hansler and Devan Cole, CNN
2 minute read
Published 1:22 PM EDT, Mon May 19, 2025
The United States Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
(CNN) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department of Government Efficiency to cripple the agency are therefore "null and void."
The lengthy ruling from US District Judge Beryl Howell is the latest defeat for the Trump administration in its attempts to exert authority over independent agencies.
USIP is not a federal agency within the executive branch. It was created by Congress as a nonpartisan, independent body in 1984 and owns and manages its headquarters.
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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/us-institute-of-peace-judge-overturn
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JUST IN: Judge Howell rules that the Trump/DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal and should be treated as null and void.
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0804-40
May 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
JUST IN: Judge Howell rules that the Trump/DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal and should be treated as null and void.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-05-19T16:33:22.834Z
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