Judge rules Trump cutting off funding for NPR and PBS is unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of his executive order that directed federal agencies to cut off funding to NPR and PBS.

Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service,

Judge Rules Trump's Order to End Funding for PBS, NPR Was Illegal First Amendment Violation

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order to end funding for PBS and NPR public media violated the First Amendment. In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss of the District Court for D.

Federal Court delivers victory for press freedom and the First Amendment in NPR's challenge to Executive Order

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the key provision of Executive Order 14290, which was issued by President Donald J. Trump in May 2025, is unconstitutional, delivering a resounding victory for the First Amendment,
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Judge Finds Cutting Taxpayer Funding From NPR and PBS Violates First Amendment

Trump’s May 2025 executive order, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a government agency that is the primary funder of NPR and PBS, to ”cease federal funding” of the organizations.

Protesting in Tennessee, what are your First Amendment rights?

More No Kings protests are scheduled for late March as tensions over the war in Iran surge. Here's what to know about protesting.
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Federal judge strikes down Louisiana social media age-check law

A federal judge in Baton Rouge has blocked a Louisiana age-verification law for social media, ruling that it violates the First Amendment and is too vague to enforce. In a 94-page opinion, U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles granted trade group ...

The Supreme Court repels ‘an egregious assault’ on the First Amendment

The Supreme Court’s decisions are unanimous or near-unanimous almost half the time, and one area where there is often cross-ideological agreement is the First Amendment. On Tuesday that consensus was on display as an 8-1 majority ruled against Colorado’s attempt to restrict what therapists can say to their minor clients about sex and gender.