PBS Sues Trump Over Order Canceling All Funding

NPR reports:

PBS and a public television station in rural Minnesota filed suit on Friday against President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the network.

The suit alleges Trump’s order is unlawful, exceeding his authority as president and violating Constitutional protections of free speech because he has made clear he doesn’t like PBS’s news coverage and programming.

“This action challenges an unprecedented presidential directive attacking PBS and its member stations… in a manner that will upend public television,” the lawsuit states. PBS’ legal action follows parallel litigation filed on Tuesday by NPR and three Colorado public radio stations against the Trump administration on the same grounds.

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BREAKING NEWS: PBS and Lakeland PBS in rural Minnesota are suing President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the public television network.

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— NPR (@npr.org) May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM