Voice of America Wins in Court, for Now, as Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Staff

The judge described Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the international news service, calling the move a “classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making.”

Voice of America Is Required to Report the News Accurately. Could Trump Change That?

President Donald Trump is poised to test Voice of America’s statutory “firewall” that protects its editorial operations from interference by any government official.

Federal Judge Orders Pack to Stop Interfering in VOA’s Editorial Decisions

Howell did not go as far as to agree that journalists employed by the state are granted all of the same protections as private-sector journalists, but she did reject Pack’s argument that federal journalists have no First Amendment rights. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press's Grayson Clary called the ruling a "victory."