National Public Radio (NPR) and three Colorado public radio stations (Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio, and KSUT) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. They claim that an executive order meant to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS violates the First Amendment.
According to NPR, the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington D.C., argues that President Trump’s actions are illegal retaliation for what he sees as media bias and that they unfairly target certain viewpoints. The executive order told the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and other federal agencies to stop all federal funding for NPR and PBS. It also instructed these agencies to find and cut off any indirect public funding for the organizations.
