Overview
- A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel, which stayed the March 17 return-to-work order on Tuesday, left more than 1,000 Voice of America employees on paid leave during the appeal.
- U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth had ordered VOA operations restored after finding Kari Lake lacked legal authority to issue last year’s personnel directives.
- The appeal is before Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Robert Wilkins and Gregory Katsas on the D.C. Circuit.
- The Washington Times reported that Congress funded VOA and staff remain on payroll even as the administration has told them not to report to work.
- The Washington Times said the stay also reaches other U.S. Agency for Global Media networks such as Radio Liberty and the Middle East Broadcasting Network.