# Claim 43

A federal judge invalidated the shutdown attempt and ordered VOA operations restored pending litigation.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: A federal judge invalidated the shutdown attempt and ordered VOA operations restored pending litigation.
- Field: status
- Value: Court ordered operations restored, 2025-03-22
- About: [incident 2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america)
- Source: Judge invalidates Trump administration's attempts to dismantle Voice of America. https://www.afge.org/article/judge-invalidates-trump-administrations-attempts-to-dismantle-voice-of-america/
- Publisher: American Federation of Government Employees
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-03-22

## Quotation from the source

> temporarily enjoined defendants from taking actions to reduce USAGM's workforce (whether employees, contractors, or grantees)

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