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Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service
The injunction preserves federal support for public media after the judge found the order punished NPR and PBS for past speech.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss permanently blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibited federal agencies from funding National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
- Trump ordered the funding cut, claiming both entities provide biased coverage, while NPR and PBS challenged the directive as a violation of their First Amendment rights.
- Moss wrote that the government cannot punish "disfavored private speech," ruling the executive order unconstitutionally singles out speakers based on viewpoints the administration "does not like."
- Although the ruling blocks the executive order, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting previously initiated steps to dissolve after Congress rescinded federal funding last year.
- Public media remains in a precarious position, as the court's decision protects outlets from viewpoint-based retaliation while questions persist regarding the long-term future of federal grants.
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A judge today prevented an order from President Donald Trump to cut funding to US, NPR, and PBS public media.
Federal judge strikes down President Trump's executive order to end NPR and PBS' funding
(NBC, KYMA) - A federal judge blocked the Trump Administration from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order to end funding for PBS and NPR. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss says the order was unlawful and unenforceable and said, "The First Amendment does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type." NPR CEO Katherine Maher issued a statement saying in part, "Today's ruling is a decisive affirmatio…
Court Halts Trump's Move to Cut NPR Funds
A federal judge ordered federal agencies to refrain from implementing an order from President Trump pulling funds for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss found the orders to be unconstitutional. “It is difficult to conceive of clearer evidence that a government action is targeted at viewpoints that the President does not like and seeks to squelch,” the judge wrote. “The Executi…
Judge blocks Trump administration order to cut NPR and PBS funding
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from carrying out an executive order that sought to cut off federal funding to the National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, ruling the directive violated constitutional free speech protections. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, appointed by former President Barack Obama, said President Donald Trump executive order to terminate funding to NPR and PBS was “unlawful and…
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