DC Circuit Sets Oct. 2 Argument on OTF Lawsuit Against USAGM
A three-judge D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel scheduled oral argument Oct. 2 on the Open Technology Fund’s lawsuit against U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack. The D.C. Circuit in July temporarily stayed Pack’s bid to purge…
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grantee OTF’s leadership, which got scrutiny from congressional Democrats (see 2006240054). Merrick Garland, Cornelia Pillard and David Sentelle will hear the case at 9:30 a.m., the court said (in Pacer). Meanwhile, the House Foreign Affairs Committee continues to push for Pack to testify at a planned Thursday hearing. Pack earlier committed to appear before House Foreign Affairs that day but pulled out without providing “any reasonable alternative dates,” forcing the committee to issue a subpoena. Pack is expected to defy the subpoena, a House Foreign Affairs aide said. The move has drawn the ire of Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and ranking member Michael McCaul, R-Texas.