Federal Judge Extends White House Press Ban Injunction

A federal judge blocked the White House from revoking press credentials for three major media outlets.

A federal judge blocked the administration from revoking press credentials for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. The longer-term injunction restores access to the White House grounds while the media organisations pursue legal action. The court found the administration likely violated constitutional press and due process protections.

• The reasoningThe judge stated the affected publishers had reasonable grounds to believe they would win their lawsuit.
• The backgroundThe administration revoked the hard passes for the three news organisations in September.

What's new · 38m agoThe judge issued a longer-term injunction extending the previous block on the media ban until the underlying lawsuit is fully decided.

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