Trump Administration Legal Actions

At a Dec. 4 summary-judgment hearing in Washington, D.C., NPR argued President Trump’s May 1 executive order titled 'Ending Taxpayer Subsidy of Biased Media' unlawfully targeted NPR and PBS for perceived bias and violates the First Amendment, while DOJ countered that the order also reflected a broader desire to stop funding media and that NPR suffered no cognizable harm because Congress later rescinded $1.1 billion in public-media funds. U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss expressed skepticism of DOJ’s position, noting an NEA grant to NPR was canceled to align with the decree, and will decide whether to rule now or send the case to trial.