Judge Blocks Trump’s War on NPR and PBS as Viewpoint Discrimination
A federal judge ruled that Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction. The ruling was a sharp legal rebuke to an administration that likes to treat public media like a personal enemy and the First Amendment like optional reading. The practical damage to public broadcasting is already done, but the court just called the conduct what it is: retaliation.
A federal judge ruled that Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction. The ruling was a sharp legal rebuke to an administration that likes to treat public media like a personal enemy and the First Amendment like optional reading. The practical damage to public broadcasting is already done, but the court just called the conduct what it is: retaliation.
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