Overview

• NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit May 27 in Washington, D.C., contesting Trump’s order to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS.
• The complaint contends the order violates the First Amendment by retaliating against programming deemed “biased” and flouts Congress’s exclusive power to allocate federal funds.
• NPR relies on federal grants for about 1% of its budget while PBS depends on CPB funds for roughly 15% of its revenue.
• PBS has declined to join the current suit but is expected to initiate its own legal challenge in the coming days.
• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting separately sued the administration over Trump’s attempt to remove three of its board members under the same executive directive.