Legal Actions

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Filed on behalf of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-cv-00799
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Filed
March 18, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
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Temporary Restraining Order
Granted
2
Preliminary Injunction
Granted
6
Injunction Scope
Not Nationwide
20
Summary
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has sued the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as well as USAGM officials Kari Lake and Victor Morales, in response to the termination of RFE/RL’s federal grant. RFE/RL argues that cancelling this Congressionally-appropriated grant violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the separation of powers, and the Presentment, Appropriations, Spending, and Take Care Causes of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief.
Plaintiffs
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Covington & Burling LLP
Defendants
Senior Advisor Kari Lake Acting Chief Executive Officer Victor Morales United States Agency for Global Media

Documents

Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Lake - Plaintiff's Reply in Support of its Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
April 27, 2025
Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Motion for Preliminary Injunction
RFE/RL v. Lake - PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
March 19, 2025