Here we go again…

Another Obama-appointed federal judge has just ordered Elon Musk’s DOGE to reinstate nearly all of USAID’s functionality.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang claimed that Musk and DOGE likely violated the Constitution in shuttering USAID.

Specifically, Judge Chuang is ordering DOGE to reinstate email and system access to USAID employees, as well as blocking DOGE employees from taking any further actions related to the corrupt agency without explicit permission from a USAID official.

Here’s what’s happening:

Elon Musk agreed with a post from Charlie Kirk regarding the ruling

Here’s Charlie Kirk’s original post, in full:

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You can read the judge’s full order here:

Full text of the order:

For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that Defendants’ actions taken to shut down USAID on an accelerated basis, including its apparent decision to permanently close USAID headquarters without the approval of a duly appointed USAID Officer, likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways, and that these actions harmed not only the Plaintiffs, but also the public interest, because they deprived the public’s elected representatives in Congress of their constitutional authority to decide whether, when, and how to close down an agency created by Congress.

Accordingly, the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction will be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion will be granted in that the Court will issue the accompanying Preliminary Injunction. The Motion will be otherwise denied. A separate order shall issue.

From The Hill:

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely exercised unconstitutional authority “in multiple ways” in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang’s ruling in favor of 26 current and former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers seeks to “delay a premature, final shutdown” of the agency while litigation continues.

His order requires DOGE to reinstate email and system access to current USAID employees and blocks DOGE personnel from taking “any actions relating” to the agency, without express permission of a USAID official with legal authority.

It marks the first time a judge has ruled that Musk is likely exercising enough independent authority to require him to be confirmed by the Senate under the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.

CBS News also reported:

Chuang granted in part their request for a preliminary injunction and said in a 68-page decision that DOGE and Musk likely violated the Constitution’s Appointments Clause and separation of powers.

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He ordered Musk and task force employees to reinstate access to email, payment and other electronic systems to all current USAID employees and personal services contractors. The judge also prevented the Trump administration from taking any action relating to the shutdown of USAID, including placing employees on administrative leave, firing USAID workers, closing its buildings, bureaus or offices, and deleting the contents of its websites or collections.

No word yet from DOGE or President Trump on what the next move will be.

We’ll keep you updated on any further developments, since I’m sure they’re coming…

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