Gary Fields, Author at The Rapid City Post

Appeals court puts peace institute back in Trump administration hands with stay of lower court

June 27, 2025

A federal appeals court is staying a lower court ruling that blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with dismantling the U.S. Institute of Peace. The organization was taken over in March by the Department of Government Efficiency, then led by Elon Musk. The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell that allowed USIP to regain control of its headquarters and operation while the government appealed her ruling. Howell had denied a government request for a stay of her opinion. The appeals court said the government had shown it would be likely to succeed on the merits of its appeal.

U.S. Institute of Peace employees hold an impromptu celebration on the steps of the U.S. Institute of Peace, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Washington, after federal district Judge Beryl A. Howell blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with dismantling the organization. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)

Judge denies stay request, lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down peace institute

May 23, 2025

A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the U.S. Institute of Peace back to its acting president and board. In a seven-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell said Friday that the government did not meet any of the four requirements for a stay, including a “strong showing” of whether its request could succeed on the merits. Howell also denied a request by the government that she approve a two-day administrative stay to allow an appeal to the appeals court for the District of Columbia

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team

May 21, 2025

The U.S. Institute of Peace has retaken control of its headquarters, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered its headquarters on Wednesday with private security and the institute’s outside attorney for the first time since being escorted off the premises during the DOGE takeover. Moose and most of the institute’s board were fired in March, part of the mass slashing of the federal workforce spearheaded by Musk. Speaking after a short examination of the headquarters, Moose said all appeared to be in order: “Things look to be in pretty good shape,” he says.

Gary Fields.

Appeals court puts peace institute back in Trump administration hands with stay of lower court

Judge denies stay request, lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down peace institute

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team

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