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Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service
Judge Randolph Moss said the order singled out two broadcasters and barred them from federal grants in retaliation for speech, a First Amendment violation.
- 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the executive order, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting previously initiated steps to dissolve after Congress rescinded federal funding last year.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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The executive order on NPR and PBS, the country's two main public news networks, was ruled illegal
Trump had deprived the public channels NPR and PBS of federal funds by decree. A judge now found that this suppression of critical views was illegal.
Although the court permanently blocked the implementation of the executive order, the judge himself acknowledged that the ruling will have a limited scope
On May 1st, US President Donald Trump issued a decree ordering "to stop the federal funding of NPR and PBS", accused by the White House of relaying "left propaganda with taxpayers' money".
Trump order to block NPR, PBS funding was unlawful, judge rules • Maine Morning Star
The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he signed an executive order last year that blocked funding from going to the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss wrote in a 62-page order that while many of …
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Trump order to block NPR, PBS funding was unlawful, judge rules
The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he signed an executive order last year that blocked funding from going to the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss wrote in a 62-page order that while many of …
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