The conflict follows a ruling by Judge Timothy Kelly on Oct 14, who issued a preliminary injunction ordering the White House to restore ground credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Kelly found the Sept 18 ban on 78 reporters likely violated the First and Fifth Amendments via viewpoint discrimination and retaliation. The Justice Department has since appealed the order by citing national security concerns, although Kelly noted the administration provided almost no evidence to support that claim.
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CNN's Lawyer Warns of Lawsuit After Air Force One Exclusion
US Politics10 hours ago
Journalists who typically provide pooled television coverage of presidential travel have been barred from accompanying the president on his flights, prompting a threat of fresh litigation. An attorney for CNN indicated on Oct 20 that the Trump administration has excluded the network from trips on Air Force One, a move the network says disrupts a decades old tradition of pooled media access to the executive.
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