Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
New York Times · LC · trust 42/100
The ruling will ensure access to the White House grounds while the outlets sue to overturn the ban. But it doesn’t resolve all of their access problems.
Listen · 1:02 min Share full article President Trump in the Oval Office last Wednesday. Credit... Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times By Erik Wemple
Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia concluded that the three news outlets had made strong arguments that the White House’s action had violated their First Amendment rights and their rights to due process.
Mr. Trump declared the ban in a Sept. 18 social media post, and journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were stopped from entering the next day. The companies promptly sued to regain access.
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