Voice of America Dismantling
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The Trump administration placed all Voice of America journalists on administrative leave in March 2025 and moved to shut down VOA and its parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Staff and journalist unions challenged the shutdown as violating the Broadcasting Board of Governors Act and the First Amendment. The litigation raised separation-of-powers claims about the executive's authority to cease congressionally funded broadcast operations.
Voice of America Dismantling
Case No. 1:25-cv-01015
Primary D.D.C. VOA shutdown challenge by journalist unions and staff seeking emergency relief to restore operations under the Broadcasting Board of Governors Act.
Voice of America Dismantling
Case No. 1:25-cv-00887
Companion D.D.C. VOA and USAGM dismantling challenge raising First Amendment claims about the executive's authority to silence a congressionally chartered public broadcast network.
Voice of America Dismantling
Case No. 1:25-cv-00966
D.D.C. VOA affiliated-network challenge extending the dismantling claims to Radio Free Europe and related USAGM-funded broadcast entities placed on administrative hold.
Voice of America Dismantling
Case No. 1:26-cv-00980
2026 VOA challenge before Judge Lamberth reflecting continued USAGM operational suppression and testing whether the D.C. Circuit's preliminary-injunction framework remains controlling.