Widakuswara v. Lake

Plaintiffs back at court in VOA case

September 22, 2025

Plaintiffs’ described a “good day” in court Monday listening to oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. A three judge panel is deciding whether to uphold Judge Royce Lamberth’s April preliminary injunction to restore the jobs of employees and contractors. “Two of [the judges] were really active, asking lots of questions,” co-plaintiff Kate Neeper said. Lead plaintiff Patsy Widakuswara said, “We know this is going to be a long and slow process, but I personally feel good about what happened today.”