Split 4th Circuit Protects Musk, Others From Depositions In USAID Case, For Now

( March 13, 2026, 4:55 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — Issuing a 2-1 ruling concerning a class action challenging the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a petition for a writ of mandamus and directed the trial court to issue a protective order to prevent depositions of Elon Musk, Peter Marocco and Jeremy Lewin....