# Steve Herman

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## Timeline

- **2026-03-23**: Restoration Deadline — Deadline for USAGM to submit a plan for putting VOA back on the air.
- **2026-03-17**: Reinstatement Order — Judge orders all sidelined staff back to work and voids previous shutdown actions.
- **2026-03-07**: Authority Ruling — Court rules Kari Lake was serving unlawfully and lacked power to execute layoffs.
- **2025-09-01**: Preliminary Injunction — Judge Lamberth temporarily blocks the plan to eliminate over 500 USAGM jobs.
- **2025-03-15**: Operations Cease — VOA operations effectively shut down following a presidential executive order.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of 1,000+ Sidelined Voice of America Staff
2026-03-18 00:37:11 · Sector: hr · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has ordered the immediate restoration of Voice of America operations, reversing a year-long shutdown that sidelined over 1,000 employees. The ruling mandates that the U.S. Agency for Global Media reinstate staff placed on administrative leave and submit a formal plan for resuming broadcasts within one week.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/voa-staff-reinstated-court-ruling

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