NPR has revealed that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will honor the $36 million, multi-year contract it had previously shared would not be fulfilled.
NPR had alleged that the funding was illegally pulled amid pressure from the Trump administration to slash funding to public broadcasting entities.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting asserted that it had “prevailed” in the litigation. While the lawsuit brought forth by NPR against the CPB had concluded, the network is still challenging the merits of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump about the cut in funding. A hearing in that case is scheduled for December.
“The settlement is a victory for editorial independence and a step toward upholding the First Amendment rights of NPR and the public media system in our legal challenge to [Trump’s] Executive Order,” NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher said.
“While we entered into this dispute with CPB reluctantly, we’re glad to resolve it in a way that enables us to continue to provide for the stability of the Public Radio Satellite System, offer immediate and direct support to public radio stations across the country, and proceed with our strong and substantive claims against this illegal and unconstitutional Executive Order,” Maher concluded. “We look forward to our day in court in December.”
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