News and editorials from around the web about Widakuswara v. Lake
March
- Voice of America employees scheduled to return to work this week (WTOP, March 23, 2026)
- Judge restores Voice of America jobs after Trump admin cuts (NBC4 Washington, March 22, 2026)
- Patsy Widakuswara on Voice of America Restoration (C-SPAN, March 21, 2026)
- Unsilencing Voice of America (Columbia Journalism Review, March 20, 2026)
- How Kari Lake’s dismantling of Voice of America unraveled in court (The Washington Post, March 19, 2026)
- Judge orders Voice of America to restart all news operations (The New York Times, March 17, 2026)
- Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal (The Washington Post, March 17, 2026)
- Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake (NPR, March 17, 2026)
- Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work (Politico, March 17, 2026)
- US Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America (NPR, March 8, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs (The Guardian, March 8, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake’s tenure leading USAGM was invalid (Axios, March 8, 2026)
- Kari Lake broke the law as CEO of Voice of America, judge rules as cuts are sensationally reversed (Independent, March 8, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding layoffs (The Washington Post, March 7, 2026)
- Judge voids mass layoffs at Voice of America (The New York Times, March 7, 2026)
- Judge voids layoffs at VOA, rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency (The Hill, March 7, 2026)
- Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’ (Politico, March 7, 2026)
- Federal judge rules Trump administration’s actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal (AP, March 7, 2026)
- Judge says Kari Lake unlawfully ran USAGM, voids Voice of America layoffs (CNN, March 7, 2026)
- Judge rules Lake not a lawful CEO, reverses cuts at US media agencies (AZ Central, March 7, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake illegally ran US media agency (MS NOW, March 7, 2026)
- US judge voids 2025 actions taken by Kari Lake as Voice of America CEO, including job cuts (Reuters, March 7, 2026)
October
September
April
- Kari Lake responds to DC court ruling on VOA (NewsMax, April 23, 2025)
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America (MS NOW, April 23, 2025)
- Press Freedom Center: Federal judge’s ruling in VOA case a win for First Amendment (National Press Club, April 22, 2025)
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America (The Hill, April 22, 2025)
- Journalists protest Trump’s move to shut down US-funded international media outlets (Anadolu Agency, April 22, 2025)
- Judge says VOA can go back to work (The Washington Post, April 22, 2025)
- Judge blocks Trump administration plans to dismantle Voice of America (NPR, April 22,2025)
- Judge halts Trump’s shutdown of Voice of America (BBC, April 22, 2025)
- Unpacking the Voice of America litigation (justsecurity, April 10, 2025)
March
- Judicial rulings block Kari Lake's drive to shutter Voice of America (NPR, March 29, 2025)
- Federal judge in New York says VOA journalists get jobs back for now (The Washington Post, March 28, 2025)
- Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff (AP, March 28, 2025)
- USA: RSF sues Trump administration to defend Voice of America (Reporters Without Borders (RSF), March 24, 2025)
- Employees, agencies take legal action to save government-funded media (Axios, March 24, 2025)
