Judge rules Elon Musk, DOGE efforts to close USAID likely unconstitutional

March 18 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that efforts by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to shut down U.S. Agency for International Development "likely violated the U.S. Constitution in multiple ways."

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ordered DOGE to reinstate USAID employee and contractors' access to email, payment and other electronic systems, according to the 68-page ruling.

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