Judge blocks Trump's White House ban on three news outlets

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 05:02 · Archive

A federal judge blocked President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

President Trump announced last month he would ban journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds, citing what he said was their 'constant reporting' of fake news. Reporters from the three outlets who appeared at the White House the day after the ban was announced were turned away and had their press credentials taken by the U.S. Secret Service.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed by Mr. Trump, granted the outlets' request for a preliminary injunction in a 26-page decision. The judge found that the revocation of their hard passes likely violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights. Kelly wrote that Mr. Trump's comments 'suggest that he intended the revocation of Plaintiffs' hard passes to alter their reporting on him', and that the action was 'the sort of action that would deter a reasonable reporter or news organization from publishing stories to which he objects'.

The preliminary injunction will remain in place while the case moves forward. Mr. Trump has indicated the Justice Department would appeal if the administration lost in court.

How it is being reported

• Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and PoliticoDistrict court judge Timothy Kelly was ruling after the Trump administration blocked access to the three outlets in September A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to continue allowing journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico to access the building as the media coalition’s lawsuit against the Trump administration plays out. Timothy Kelly, a district court judge, had on 24 September granted a 14-day reprieve for the news organizations, which six days earlier had been banned by the president in an extraordinary move from entering the White House grounds “as a result of their…The Guardian · 14 Oct, 05:34
• Judge indefinitely blocks Trump White House ban of three media outletsPresident Donald Trump had sought to ban media outlets MS NOW, CNN and Politico from reporting from the White House.CNBC · 14 Oct, 05:23
• US judge extends media outlets' White House accessA federal judge extended the order that blocks the Trump administration from banning three media outlets from the White House. The outlets have reasonable grounds to think they'll win the case, the judge said.DW News · 14 Oct, 04:46
• Judge blocks Trump's White House ban targeting CNN, MS NOW and PoliticoU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the White House's revocation of hard passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists likely violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights.CBS News · 14 Oct, 04:27

In this story: Trump · Timothy Kelly · CNN · MS NOW · Politico · U.S. Secret Service · White House · Justice Department

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