WASHINGTON (AP) — National Public Radio will receive about $36 million in grants to operate the nation’s public radio interconnection system. settlement in court Collaborate with federal public broadcaster funding managers.
The settlement, announced late Monday, partially resolves the legal dispute that NPR accused. Public Broadcasting Corporation for bowing to President Donald Trump’s pressure to cut off funding.
On March 25, President Trump said at a press conference that he was “willing to cut off” funding to NPR and PBS because he believes they are biased in favor of Democrats.
NPR accused the CPB of violating the First Amendment’s right to free speech by attempting to cut off access to funds appropriated by Congress. NPR also claims that Republican President Trump wants to punish NPR for the content of its journalism.
On April 2, CPB’s board originally approved a three-year, approximately $36 million extension of a grant to NPR to operate an “interconnect” satellite system for public radio. NPR has operated and managed the public radio satellite system since 1985.
However, under increasing pressure from the Trump administration, CPB reversed course. According to NPR. According to NPR, authorities diverted federal interconnection funds from NPR to entities that do not exist and are not legally allowed to receive them.
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CPB’s lawyers denied that CPB retaliated against NPR to appease President Trump. they had claimed NPR’s claim. It is practically and legally worthless.
On May 1, President Trump issued an executive order requiring federal agencies to stop funding NPR and PBS. The settlement does not end the lawsuit NPR is seeking to block implementation or enforcement of Trump’s executive order. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss is scheduled to preside over another hearing in the case on Dec. 4.
According to the settlement, NPR and CPB agree that the executive order is unconstitutional and that CPB will not enforce it unless ordered by a court.
NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher said the settlement is “a victory for editorial independence and a step toward protecting the First Amendment rights of NPR and our public media system.”
The company’s CEO, Patricia Harrison, said in a statement that the settlement marks “an important moment for public media.”
