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| Judge denies embattled government-funded agency's restraining order request against DOGE |
| 2025-03-20 |
| [FoxNews] A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Wednesday, after a government-funded nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit protecting itself from "ongoing destruction" from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) filed a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Tuesday, claiming that DOGE had committed "literal trespass and takeover by force...of the Institute’s headquarters building on Constitution Avenue." The organization also accused the anti-waste initiative of "ongoing destruction of the Institute’s physical and electronic property." "Defendants have been and are at this minute engaged in conduct that will cause the Institute irreparable harm that will prevent the Institute from performing any of its lawful functions and is likely to utterly destroy it," the lawsuit stated. In a decision on Wednesday, Judge Beryl Howell motioned to deny the USIP's request for a TRO. "I think there is confusion in the complaint that make me uncomfortable," Howell said. "I would say I am very offended by how DOGE has operated in the Institute in treating American citizens.... but that concern about how this has gone down is not one that can sway me in the consideration of factors for TRO, which is emergency relief, which is exceptional," she continued. Howell, who was appointed as a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2024, also said she was "particularly concerned about plaintiffs’ likelihood of success." Related: U.S. Institute for Peace: 2014-06-04 Obama to Name First U.S. Envoy to Somalia in 20 Years U.S. Institute for Peace: 2007-04-20 Training Iraqi troops no longer driving force in U.S. policy U.S. Institute for Peace: 2006-04-30 Excerpts from State Department report on terrorist safe havens Related: DOGE: 2025-03-19 Elon Musk in ‘shock' over Dems' alleged ‘hatred and violence,' laments 'deranged' attacks on Tesla plants DOGE: 2025-03-19 Federal judge has ruled that actions taken by Musk and DOGE to close USAID were unconstitutional DOGE: 2025-03-19 AP Retracts Story on Gabbard's Putin-Trump Friendship |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Judge blocking Trump deportations played key role in Trump-Russia FISA saga |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-20 10:39 |
| #2 Seems like what you would put together if you wanted corruption and unaccountability. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-20 04:09 |
| #1 government-funded nonprofit organization Is it just me, or something is wrong with this sentence? |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-03-20 02:22 |