Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. On Saturday, a federal judge ruled that Kari Lake, who has been leading the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM)—which oversees congressionally funded news outlets including Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and Radio Free Asia—was elevated to the position of acting CEO unlawfully. The judge declared her mass layoffs at VOA and others last year null and void. From the beginning, there was a stark imbalance between Lake’s dubious authority and her sweeping actions at USAGM. The chief executive of USAGM requires Senate confirmation, but Trump never nominated Lake for the role. Instead, last March, he named her the senior adviser to Victor Morales, who was then the acting chief executive, and who immediately delegated his authority to her. Then, in July, she was formally elevated to acting CEO, without congressional approval.…