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"The government does not dispute that the ABA states valid claims of unlawful retaliation for protected speech and association," U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali noted.
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.
The judge's ruling this week found that an executive order by the Trump White House to defund NPR and PBS violated the broadcasters' First Amendment rights.
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.
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,
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.
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss says the First Amendment right to free speech “does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type.”
Protecting a free and independent press is more necessary than ever, and few do it as effectively as Michael, Kelly, and Christina,” said Foley Hoag managing partner Hathaway Russell.
A federal judge concluded last week that Mesa County Valley School District 51 and three of its administrators did not violate the First Amendment rights of a former student when they imposed minor discipline in response to disruptive behavior.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is once again drawing attention for her views on free speech, this time in
Government surveillance at a large scale functionally suppresses First Amendment-protected speech, association and inquiry among the American public.