The lawsuit presents strong arguments based on constitutional grounds and the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. These statements explicitly reveal that the executive order targets NPR based on disagreement with its content. Aspen Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio and KSUT Public Radio joined NPR to sue the Trump administration. The lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s May 1 executive order seeking to cease all federal funding to NPR and PBS. Additionally, the Public Broadcasting Act established the CPB as a private, nonprofit corporation specifically to protect media outlets from government interference.