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Federal judge blocks Trump executive order to cease funding for NPR and PBS, cites First Amendment

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration‘s efforts to defund PBS and NPR.  The ruling by U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington, D.C., pertains to President Donald Trump’s executive order to cease federal funding for both entities, an action the judge ruled was unlawful … Read more

Judge rules Trump’s directive cutting off funding for NPR and PBS violates the First Amendment

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Washington — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that parts of President Trump’s executive order stripping National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service of federal funding violated the First Amendment by seeking to punish the two news outlets for speech he dislikes. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing two provisions … Read more