Trump Just Received a Game-Changing Legal Victory

Matt Margolis : May 5, 2025
PJ Media

"HUGE win from Trump Administration and DC Circuit enters stay of lower court injunction. Lower court barred Trump Administration from managing Voice of America. DC Circuit stayed decision allowing Trump to move forward w/ firings/grant terminations." -Margot Cleveland, via X

[PJMedia.com] When President Trump returned to the White House, he didn't just get to work cleaning up Joe Biden's mess—he set his sights on dismantling decades of entrenched bureaucratic bloat, waste, and corruption. With a relentless series of executive orders and policy directives, Trump reignited his mission to drain the swamp—this time with laser precision and zero patience for the status quo. (Image: Unsplash)

Predictably, the left went into full-blown panic mode. Liberal legal groups immediately launched a barrage of lawsuits, cherry-picking friendly courts in a shameless attempt to stall Trump's agenda. They're terrified of losing control over the bloated regulatory state they've used for years to push policies they could never pass through Congress.

But that strategy just hit a major roadblock. In a landmark ruling on Saturday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a decisive legal victory—one that could fundamentally change how activist judges and forum-shopped cases interfere with executive authority.

"This is a huge victory for President Trump and his Article II powers granted in the United States Constitution. It's also a victory for US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and VOA," Kari Lake told Fox News Digital. Lake now serves as a USAGM senior advisor to the Trump administration. "We are eager to accomplish President Trump's America First agenda which has always been to modernize and make our government efficient while cutting waste, fraud, and abuse."

The appeals court's 2-1 ruling Saturday emphasized the judiciary's deference to executive authority in matters concerning federal employment and contractual decisions.

The court noted that the district court likely lacked jurisdiction to interfere with the administration's personnel actions and funding decisions, particularly regarding grant agreements with non-federal entities like Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

This ruling Trump's March 14 executive order (EO), which aimed to dismantle USAGM operations.

This ruling effectively reins in district courts that have been sidestepping proper jurisdictional channels in cases challenging Trump administration actions. The decision serves as a clear reminder that courts themselves must operate within their prescribed legal boundaries... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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