Judge: Musk and Trump’s Effort to Disband USAID Is Likely Unconstitutional
Government Executive – U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang found that the Trump administration and Elon Musk likely violated the constitutional separation of powers and the Appointments Clause when it ordered the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A preliminary injunction issued by Judge Chuang mandates that the administration must reinstate access to systems for workers who were fired or placed on leave, highlighting potential irreparable harm to employees and their reputations due to the agency’s closure.
