Appeals court order threatening Voice of America independence represents substantial constitutional damage across multiple dimensions. Separation of powers heavily impacted (4.5) as judicial order enables executive interference with congressionally-mandated independent broadcasting. Rule of law concerns (4.0) from potential violation of statutory firewall protecting VOA editorial independence. Institutional capture (4.0) as order facilitates political control of international broadcasting. Election integrity implications (3.5) given VOA's role in democracy promotion and information ecosystem. Civil rights (2.5) affected through press freedom and information access dimensions. Policy change mechanism with federal scope and broad population impact justifies 1.3 mechanism modifier and 1.2 scope modifier. Severity multipliers elevated: durability 1.2 (institutional restructuring difficult to reverse), reversibility 1.1 (requires legislative/judicial action), precedent 1.2 (establishes template for controlling government media). B-score moderate at 23.17 - media-friendly story (7) about press freedom generates coverage, novelty (5) in judicial angle, pattern-match (6) to broader media control concerns. Strategic layer shows narrative coordination around institutional capture theme. Delta of +56.17 clearly places on List A as genuine constitutional threat to independent broadcasting infrastructure.