A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
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Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group said the demise of the agency, which has beamed news into countries around the world for decades, would be a boon to authoritarian regimes that back censorship.
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Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group said the demise of the agency, which has beamed news into countries around the world for decades, would be a boon to authoritarian regimes that back censorship.
Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.
A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for decades has supplied news about the United States to nations around the world — including many that lack a free press of their own.
The case, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, was brought by Voice of America reporters, Reporters Without Borders and a handful of unions against the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Kari Lake, the failed Arizona candidate who is President Trump's representative there.
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