Kerry Kennedy, sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, has celebrated a legal victory against Elon Musk’s DOGE. In March, The United States Institute of Peace (USIP)–of which Kerry is on the board–had their staff fired after the DOGE team declared the agency “unnecessary” and forcibly installed themselves at their Washington headquarters. However, U.S. district court judge Beryl Howell ruled the former USIP board and staff had to be reinstalled, Wired reported Monday. Howell lashed out at defendants in the case, who included DOGE, President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, noting “The purported removal of members of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) … was unlawful, and therefore null, void, and without legal effect.” The ruling also said DOGE would be blocked from “maintaining, retaining, gaining, or exercising any access or control over the Institute’s offices, facilities, computer systems, or any other records, files, or resources.” The defendants have 30 days to file a notice of appeal. The USIP offices have been estimated to be worth over $500 million. Court rulings claimed that DOGE representatives–with FBI agents–attempted to enter the USIP building but were turned away. Wired reports the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
I'm on the board of USIP, America's foremost peacebuilding institution. We sued DOGE for illegally firing the board & staff, & for taking over the building. And we just won on all counts! Huge congratulations & deep thanks to George Moose & our legal team.https://t.co/jbuLLMcaI7
