NPR Uses Conservative Supreme Court Justice's Words Against Donald Trump

Alawsuit filed Tuesday by National Public Radio (NPR) against the Trump administration quotes words scribed by former conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia nearly 40 years ago.

Why It Matters

The lawsuit, which includes three Colorado public radio stations as plaintiffs, challenges President Donald Trump's executive order signed on May 1, which called for ceasing congressionally approved federal funding for NPR and PBS.

"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields told Newsweek on Tuesday. "Therefore, the president is exercising his lawful authority to limit funding to NPR and PBS.