When did they allegedly violate the 1st Amendment ?
April 1 2026 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.
November 10 2025: A US federal judge has ruled that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment by changing the out-of-office email messages of several employees without their consent. The emails set by the agency included partisan language that blamed the Democratic Party for the government shutdown.
Pending: President Trump announced on social media that he was barring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds, citing a frustration with negative coverage and accusing them of spreading "fake news".
The three outlets filed a joint First Amendment lawsuit in Washington, D.C., arguing that revoking their press passes is unconstitutional retaliation for critical reporting.