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Eugene Volokh

District Court Declines to Stay Order Reinstating Fired U.S. Institute of Peace Board Members, Holds Trump v. Wilcox Doesn't Apply

From today's order by Judge Beryl Howell (D.D.C.) in U.S. Institute for Peace v. Jackson:

[On Monday, t]his Court declared that President Trump's termination of USIP Board members violated the statutory removal protections in 22 U.S.C. § 4605(f), and because those protections posed no constitutional problem, the terminations were null and void. This Court also declared null and void actions taken as a result of those improper removals, including the removal and replacement of USIP President Ambassador Moose, as well as the transfer of property and other actions taken by those illegitimately installed replacements. This Court then ordered that plaintiff Board members and Ambassador Moose remain in their leadership positions for USIP and may not be treated as having been removed, among other concomitant relief.

Defendants sought a stay of this order while it's being appealed, but the court said no:

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