CNN and MS NOW Journalists Regain White House Access Following Court Ruling
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must immediately restore press passes for outlets it had banned, calling the ban likely unconstitutional.
Journalists from CNN and MS NOW belatedly regained access to the White House after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must immediately return the outlets' press passes, finding the ban was likely unconstitutional.
Lawyers representing the affected news organizations had requested an emergency hearing after several of their journalists were turned away from the White House on Thursday morning, despite the court's order to restore access.
Confiscated credentials and legal action
According to a court filing, journalists from CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House on Thursday morning and were turned away, with Secret Service agents confiscating hard passes from journalists whose credentials had not previously been revoked.
The emergency legal action followed the judge's earlier ruling that the administration must immediately return, reinstate and restore the outlets' access, after the White House had previously banned the organizations from the premises.
The judge's finding that the ban was likely unconstitutional adds a significant legal dimension to the ongoing dispute between the White House and press organizations, raising questions about the administration's authority to restrict press access based on the content of outlets' coverage.
Sources
- Journalists from CNN and MS Now belatedly regain access to White House after judge ruling – live — The Guardian — World
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