The newspapers routinely play Hide the Ideology when liberal judges are resisting President Donald Trump. They'll write "a federal judge" ruled against Trump and not tell consumers that the judge is a liberal. Liberals are always painted as nonpartisans when they act like partisans.

That's the case with Obama-appointed judge (and former Clinton Justice Department attorney) Randolph Moss, who mysteriously found it was a violation of the First Amendment and "viewpoint discrimination" for Trump to push defunding of PBS and NPR in an executive order.

"The message is clear: NPR and PBS need not apply for any federal benefit because the President disapproves of their 'left-wing' coverage of the news," wrote the partisan judge. The First Amendment "does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type."

They loved this ruling at NPR. "Today's ruling is a decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press," Black Lives Matter-loving NPR CEO Katherine Maher said in a statement. An "independent press" isn't........

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