A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Tuesday that Kari Lake illegally fired Michael Abramowitz and backed his reinstatement in the role, The Hill reported.
According to The Hill, the panel found that Lake fired Abramowitz without independent approval. The summary of the ruling available for this report says the decision came amid the Trump administration's attempts to act on the matter, but it cuts off before describing those attempts, so their nature is not reported here.
The Hill's headline describes Abramowitz as the Voice of America head. Its summary describes him as a former director and calls Lake the former VOA head. The available material does not resolve how the two roles relate, and this report does not settle that question.
The available material does not include the full opinion, any response from Lake, or any statement from Abramowitz. Those details were not reported in the sources used for this story.
Sources: The Hill: Voice of America head was illegally fired by Kari Lake, court says, backing reinstatement.