Judge temporarily bars effort to defund Radio Free Europe

Voice of America cuts blocked in federal court

NEW YORK — A federal judge halted the Trump administration's efforts Friday to dismantle the 8-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service Voice of America, calling the move a "classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making."

Judge Halts VOA Staff Firings, Rebukes Trump-Era Crackdown on U.S.-Funded News

Voice of America received a legal lifeline Friday after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping attempt to gut the U.S.-funded international broadcaster. The ruling, delivered by Judge James Paul Oetken in Manhattan, issued an immediate freeze on layoffs, furloughs, and office closures targeting over 1,200 VOA employees and contractors. The decision also protects… Source

A New York federal judge forbade steps to resolve the station, including the dismissal of journalists working there.

The Trump administration wants to save heavily on the foreign radio stations. Hundreds of employees are supposed to lose their jobs at the facilities. But now a court intervenes - and puts the steps on hold for the time being.

US judge temporarily blocks Trump from firing Voice of America staff

A US federal judge on Friday ordered President Donald Trump to temporarily halts its efforts to shut down Voice of America, stopping the government from firing 1,300 journalists and other employees at the US news service that were abruptly placed on leave earlier this month. According to District Judge J. Paul Oetken in a Friday opinion, the Trump administration could not unilaterally terminate Voice of America and related radio programs that we…

US judge blocks Trump's firing of Voice of America staff

The judge called the Trump administration's move to shut down Voice of America a "classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making."