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DOGE’s ‘brute force’ takeover of Institute of Peace was illegal and should be ‘null and void,’ judge says

Judge Beryl Howell blasts ‘gross usurpation of power’ in Trump efforts to dismantle congressionally funded agency

The Independent UK

Judge Rules Removal of U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Directors Was Illegal [UPDATED to Link to Full Opinion]

UPDATE 5/20/25 11:53 am: An excerpt from the full, 102-page opinion: As an independent entity exercising inconsequential government power and… The post Judge Rules Removal of U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Directors Was Illegal [UPDATED to Link to Full Opinion] appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Judge Delays Ruling On $500M USIP Asset Transfer To GSA Amid Legal Dispute

Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday chose not to make a decision, but review briefings from both USIP and the Justice Department before considering whether to block the transfer.

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Judge Denies Reinstatement Of US Institute Of Peace Leadership, Slams DOGE's 'Terrorizing' Takeover

"Why those ways here -- just because DOGE is in a rush?" U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell asked as she condemned the use of armed agents by DOGE to force USIP leaders out of office.

International Business Times

Judge rails against DOGE for ‘terrorizing’ U.S. Institute of Peace after using ‘guns and threats’ to shut it down

Judge Beryl Howell delivers withering rebuke of Trump administration’s ‘offensive’ attempts to shutter independent agency

The Independent UK

DOGE has 'broken into' the U.S. Institute for Peace after repeatedly being denied entry. Its former leader is calling it an 'illegal takeover'

"It was unlike anything I have experienced in my professional career," the organization's chief security officer told Fortune.

Fortune

How do Florida juries decide if someone deserves the death penalty?

It took a jury about 40 minutes to decide that Louis Gaskin should die.

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Missing Amtrak keys pose public safety risk, watchdog reports

WASHINGTON — Amtrak employees have tried to sell “high-security keys” used to operate rail switches and other “critical sensitive infrastructure,” posing security risks to passengers and crews, according to the government-owned passenger rail system’s Office of Inspector General and court documents.

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Missing Amtrak keys pose public safety risk, watchdog reports - Roll Call

Amtrak employees have tried to sell “high-security keys” that could pose a risk to passengers and crews, according to its inspector general.

Roll Call

Viral video captures Syracuse police stop a sobbing 8-year-old boy over stolen chips

The 8-year-old boy was returned home to his father and police officers didn’t press charges

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