A US federal judge, Royce Lamberth, has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate more than 1,000 Voice of America (VOA) employees who have been on paid administrative leave for the past year. This ruling follows his earlier decision, invalidating the appointment of Trump’s selected overseer of mass layoffs at VOA, asserting that it was unlawful and thus making the job cuts ineffective. The judge’s order includes a deadline for the reinstatement of the employees by March 23.