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NPR And Colorado Public Radio Stations Sue Donald Trump Over Executive Order To Cease Federal Funding
The stations say the order violates the First Amendment.
NPR's Katherine Maher and PBS' Paula Kerger at House hearing on public broadcasting funding in March.Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images NPR and three Colorado public radio entities filed suit against Donald Trump and other administration officials today over the president’s executive order to cease federal funding for the media outlets. Trump’s executive order directed federal agencies and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS, as the president has alleged that the entities trafficked in “left-wing propaganda.” The Supreme Court has ruled numerous times over the past 80 years that the government does not have the right to determine what counts as ‘biased,'” Maher said.
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