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Title: AP wins reinstatement to White House events...
Post by: Jessica_Rose on April 09, 2025, 05:03:46 AM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on April 09, 2025, 05:03:46 AM
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ap-wins-reinstatement-to-white-house-events-after-judge-rules-government-can-t-bar-its-journalists/ar-AA1CyJBU?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=cc7e9de9f2da4cf5bc1606613fb96697&ei=4
Story by David Bauder (8 April 2025)
A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press' full access to cover presidential events, ruling on a case that touched at the heart of the 1st Amendment and affirming that the government cannot punish the news organization for the content of its speech.
U.S.. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, an appointee of President Trump, ruled that the government can't retaliate against the AP's decision not to follow Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. The decision handed the AP a major victory at a time the White House has been challenging the press on several levels.
"Under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists — be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere — it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints," McFadden wrote. "The Constitution requires no less."
It was unclear whether the White House would move immediately to put McFadden's ruling into effect. McFadden held off on implementing his order for a week, giving the government time to respond or appeal.
The AP has been blocked since Feb. 11 from being among the small group of journalists to cover Trump in the Oval Office or aboard Air Force One, with sporadic ability to cover him at events in the East Room.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ap-wins-reinstatement-to-white-house-events-after-judge-rules-government-can-t-bar-its-journalists/ar-AA1CyJBU?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=cc7e9de9f2da4cf5bc1606613fb96697&ei=4
Story by David Bauder (8 April 2025)
A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press' full access to cover presidential events, ruling on a case that touched at the heart of the 1st Amendment and affirming that the government cannot punish the news organization for the content of its speech.
U.S.. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, an appointee of President Trump, ruled that the government can't retaliate against the AP's decision not to follow Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. The decision handed the AP a major victory at a time the White House has been challenging the press on several levels.
"Under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists — be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere — it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints," McFadden wrote. "The Constitution requires no less."
It was unclear whether the White House would move immediately to put McFadden's ruling into effect. McFadden held off on implementing his order for a week, giving the government time to respond or appeal.
The AP has been blocked since Feb. 11 from being among the small group of journalists to cover Trump in the Oval Office or aboard Air Force One, with sporadic ability to cover him at events in the East Room.