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Judge restores CNN MS NOW Politico White House access
The Indian Express··2d ago
US District Judge Tim Kelly ordered the Trump administration to restore White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, finding the ban likely unconstitutional. Trump announced the ban on September 18. Justice Department lawyers cited national security grounds for the move. Kelly ordered press passes returned and blocked enforcement of the ban for 14 days, Economic Times reported.
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What It Means For You
- Reporters from the three outlets can resume White House coverage under the temporary order.
- The administration cannot enforce the ban for 14 days while the case proceeds.
- Fox News and other outlets that paused Trump coverage are separate from this court order.
What's Happening
- The three outlets sued after Trump barred them from White House grounds on September 18.
- Kelly rejected the government's national security defence for revoking hard passes.
- Trump said on social media the outlets report fiction and lies about his administration.
What the outlets argued
- The lawsuit said the ban violated First Amendment and due process protections.
- Department of Justice lawyers told the court White House access is a privilege, not a right.
- Kelly is a Trump appointee overseeing the Washington federal case.
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