CNN, MS NOW And Politico Ask Court To Block Trump From Enforcing Press Ban Again
The outlets say the ban violates the First Amendment and due process, and they want enforcement paused while the case proceeds.
- Three news organizations—CNN, NOW, and POLITICO—asked a federal court late Monday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a White House access ban, citing First Amendment violations and inconsistent implementation despite a prior restraining order.
- Tensions escalated when the White House removed CNN from broadcast pool duties, prompting other networks to suspend the pool in solidarity. On Saturday, the White House further banned the network from covering Trump's trip to Tennessee on Air Force One.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche asserted that access to the White House is "a privilege, and not a right," defending the ban. Plaintiffs' attorney Theodore J. Boutrous countered, calling it "retaliation and viewpoint discrimination, pure and simple."
- Trump posted contrasting images on Truth Social on September 27—one labeled "Fake News Before" and another showing a proposed indoor pool design. Independent reporter Aaron Parnas noted the post suggests intent to tear down the press room to rebuild the FDR pool.
- Lawyers for the outlets fear the White House will "immediately reinstitute a complete ban" if allowed, as the temporary restraining order expires this week. They argue judicial intervention is critical to prevent "irreparable harm" to press freedom and the public.
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Three US news organisations ask federal court to block White House order of access ban until case is resolved
Three news outlets that President Donald Trump abruptly banished from White House grounds this month asked a federal court to block the ban until the case is resolved.
The media that were targeted by President Donald Trump's attempt to ban them from access to the White House asked a federal judge this Monday night to extend his order that temporarily reinstated his access to the White House...
CNN, MS NOW and the Politico newspaper have filed a new lawsuit in federal court in the metropolitan District of Columbia with a request to prohibit Trump from denying their journalists access to the White House
CNN, MS NOW and the Politico newspaper have filed a new lawsuit in federal court in the metropolitan District of Columbia with a request to prohibit Trump from denying their journalists access to the White House.
US news organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban until case is resolved
Three news outlets are challenging the Trump administration’s enforcement of a ban from White House grounds, citing First Amendment violations. A court has been asked to intervene following inconsistent application despite an existing judge’s order.
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