CNN, MS NOW and Politico back in court over White House ban

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 8 Oct, 17:37 · Archive

Three news organisations are seeking a court order to prevent President Trump from banning their reporters from the White House.

Three news organisations—CNN, MS NOW and Politico—returned to court on Thursday to challenge President Trump's decision to ban their reporters from the White House. The president imposed the ban over what he described as their negative coverage of his administration.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order last month that blocked the bans and reinstated the reporters' access. That order is set to expire on Thursday. The news organisations are now asking Kelly to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent the White House from denying them access while the legal case continues. The ban affects 78 credentialed journalists across the three outlets.

Lawyers for the news organisations argue the ban constitutes viewpoint discrimination, punishing them for fact-based reporting the president deems insufficiently favourable. In his earlier ruling, Judge Kelly found the outlets were likely to succeed in arguing they were denied due process, as their journalists were not given notice that their reporting could lead to access being rescinded or an opportunity to respond before the ban was imposed.

The Trump administration countered that what it called false reporting can impact policy and adversely affect national security, according to reporting from both outlets.

How it is being reported

• Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolvedAn attorney for three news organizations is telling a federal judge that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White HouseIndependent World · 8 Oct, 18:18
• Trump put CNN ‘on notice’ years ago when he called it ‘fake news,’ DOJ tells judgeThe president can target ‘specific’ reporters and outlets at his ‘discretion,’ DOJ says during media ban legal battleIndependent World · 8 Oct, 17:41
• The Latest: News organizations banned from White House are back in courtAttorneys for three news organizations banished from the White House by the Trump administration were back in courtIndependent World · 8 Oct, 17:22
• CNN, MS NOW, Politico due back in court to fight White House banLawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico will be back in court as the legal battle continues over President Trump's decision to ban their reporters from the White House.CBS News · 8 Oct, 11:00

In this story: CNN · MS NOW · Politico · Trump · Timothy Kelly · White House

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