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Judge Kelly grants preliminary injunction blocking Trump's White House media ban

A federal judge ruled CNN, MS NOW and Politico are likely to win their First Amendment and due-process claims over revoked White House press credentials.

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What to know

  • Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, granted a preliminary injunction finding CNN, MS NOW and Politico likely to win their First Amendment and due-process claims.
  • The ban, announced by Trump via social media on Sept. 18 over alleged "fake news" reporting, had stripped White House hard passes from 78 reporters.
  • Kelly found the administration's national security justification came after the fact and was unsupported, rejecting the DOJ's defense.
  • The injunction preserves the outlets' access while the underlying case continues; no DOJ response to the ruling was immediately available.

“Still, no one should interpret the Court's decision to suggest that President Trump's concerns about accuracy and fairness in the media's reporting are unfounded.”

Judge Timothy Kelly, U.S. District Judge · Philadelphia Inquirer ↗ · Oct 13

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Judge Kelly grants preliminary injunction blocking Trump's White House media ban
Philadelphia Inquirer

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    Media outlets' attorney hails ruling as vindication

    Theodore Boutrous Jr., counsel for the three outlets, called Trump's action an unconstitutional "ban on the free press" and praised the court for blocking it.

    “When the President issued his 'ban on the free press,' he blatantly and explicitly violated due process and the First Amendment.”
    — Theodore Boutrous Jr.
    1. 18 outlets Judge Rules News Outlets Can Keep White House Access for Now

      first by Bloomberg Politics, 4h ago · also CBS News, WSJ US Business, Hindustan Times, The Wrap, NYT, Deutsche Welle EN +11

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    • kylegriffin1.bsky.social

      BREAKING on MS NOW: Judge Kelly just granted the preliminary injunction requested by the news orgs banned by the Trump White House. This ruling indefinitely reverses the ban against MS NOW, CNN, and Politico while their lawsuit continues.

      kylegriffin1.bsky.socialBluesky4h ago1.4k▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • BREAKING: Judge Kelly has renewed his orderer ending President Trump's ban on POLITICO, CNN and MSNOW from the White House, calling it a violation of press freedom based on a flimsy "national security" pretext. w/ @joshgerstein

      @kyledcheneyX3h ago303▲view on X ↗
    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      ⚡ NEWS Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from White House A federal judge ruled that President Trump cannot ban news organizations, including CNN, MS Now, and Politico, from covering him at the White House based on unfavorable coverage. This injunction is temporary, pending a formal trial regarding First Amendment…

      GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon17m ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    Kelly issues preliminary injunction blocking the ban indefinitely — In a late-night order, Kelly ruled the outlets are likely to succeed on their due-process and First Amendment claims, finding the revocation of hard passes for 78 reporters would cause irreparable harm absent an injunction.

  3. 4 days quiet
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    Kelly extends temporary block, questions DOJ's security defense

    With the temporary order expiring, Kelly extended it by two business days during a hearing, saying it was "unusual" that the administration first cited other reasons for the ban and only later invoked national security.

    “I think that somebody has a right to keep them away if they're going to write false stories all the time.”
    — Donald Trump
    1. 3 outlets Judge extends temporary block on Trump’s media ban

      first by The Hill, 5d ago · also The New York Times, Washington Examiner

      2 more headlines
  5. background

    Judge Kelly temporarily blocks the ban after outlets sue — CNN, MS NOW and Politico jointly filed suit in Washington, D.C., alleging the ban was unconstitutional; Kelly temporarily restored their hard passes at the outlets' request.

  6. background

    Trump announces ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House — Trump posted on social media that the three outlets should be barred from covering him, criticizing their reporting as "fake news" and citing national security concerns raised later in litigation.

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  1. 3 outlets Judge indefinitely blocks Trump White House from banning 3 media outlets

    first by CNBC, 4h ago · also Newsweek, NBC News

    2 more headlines

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