Patsy Widakuswara v. Kari Lake; Michael Abramowitz v. Kari Lake

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 25-5144 September Term, 2024 1:25-cv-01015-RCL Filed On: May 22, 2025 Patsy Widakuswara, et al.,

Appellees

v.

Kari Lake, in her official capacity as Senior Advisor to the Acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, et al.,

Appellants

No. 25-5145 1:25-cv-00887-RCL

Michael Abramowitz, in his official capacity as Director of Voice of America, et al.,

Appellees

v.

Kari Lake, in her official capacity as Senior Advisor to the Acting CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media, et al.,

Appellants

BEFORE: Srinivasan, Chief Judge, and Henderson, Millett, Pillard, Wilkins, Katsas, Rao, Walker, Childs, Pan, and Garcia, Circuit Judges

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petitions for rehearing en banc, which move for en banc reconsideration and vacatur of the court’s May 3, 2025 order; the responses thereto; and the letters regarding case status, it is United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 25-5144 September Term, 2024

ORDERED that the motions be denied insofar as the motions request en banc reconsideration and vacatur of the court’s May 3, 2025 order staying the following:

In No. 25-5144, provision (1) of the district court’s preliminary injunction filed April 22, 2025;

In No. 25-5145, the district court’s preliminary injunction filed April 22, 2025, to the extent the relief granted falls within provision (1) of the April 22, 2025 preliminary injunction in No. 25-5144.

A majority of the judges eligible to participate did not vote in favor of the motions in this regard. Statements concerning this order will follow at a later time.

FOR THE COURT: Clifton B. Cislak, Clerk

BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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