A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Tuesday to the shutdown of the main US aid agency by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's attempt to shut down USAID, citing likely violation of U.S. Constitution.

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."

It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief could be temporary.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in an order that blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from making further cuts to the agency. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID, including those who were placed on administrative leave. The lawsuit singled out Musk as a defendant covered by the preliminary injunction. Lawyers for USAID employees and contractors had requested the order.

The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency further cuts to the agency. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer…

WASHINGTON: A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Tuesday (Mar 18) to the shutdown of the main US aid agency by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). M

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of […]

The order requires the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID, including those put on administrative leave.

A federal court judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration's shutdown of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was likely unconstitutional.

The judge’s ruling was the latest legal setback to Trump’s cost-cutting and government staff reduction drive.

A Federal jusge blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for ...

A federal judge ruled that Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely violated the Constitution when they dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development.