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NEW YORK, N.Y.—A federal court Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the unlawful shutdown of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Read the full opinion and order.
The court’s order temporarily freezes the efforts by Kari Lake, Victor Morales and the Trump administration to continue decimating the Congressionally-mandated agency while the broader legal challenge proceeds.
“We are proud to stand with journalists and media workers who sounded the alarm and fought back,” said NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss. “This ruling is a powerful rebuke to an administration that has shown contempt for press freedom and the rule of law.”
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