Judge refuses to force White House to comply

Judge refuses to force White House to comply

WASHINGTON — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two-month dispute…

Judge Delays Decision on Alleged Discriminatory Policy in White House Media Access - Real News Now

A recent ruling by a judge indicated a requirement for additional time to fully fathom whether the newly implemented policy bore signs of discrimination. The one change seen as ‘on-the-face neutral’ was the termination of rotating access for news agencies. The Associated Press’s legal team had claimed that the White House was violating the prior directive from the judge. As per the previous week’s command, the White House was to reinstate full a…

Judge refuses newest AP request to restore access to White House * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner

Says he does not intend to micromanage administration's policy regarding the media

Judge refuses newest AP request to restore access to White House - Washington Examiner

A federal judge has denied the Associated Press‘s request that he further direct the White House to restore its access to President Donald Trump and certain spaces.  U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden initially handed the AP a victory earlier this month. He issued an injunction stating the White House was not allowed to limit access to the president over disagreements surrounding the outlet’s refusal to comply with Trump’s executive order renam…

White House Censoring Press Pool Reports, While Still Discriminating Against AP

On Tuesday, the White House effectively eliminated the Associated Press from the White House press pool, changing the rules to basically bar the wire service entirely. This is even after (or perhaps in response to) a Trump-appointed judge ruling that the White House was clearly violating the First Amendment in excluding the AP from various…

Judge Declines AP Challenge To New White House Press Pool Policy, But Says Time Will Tell Whether Wire Service Still Gets “Second Class Treatment”

A judge said that the "proof is in the pudding" as to whether the AP will get equal access in the White House after a ruling Friday.