Judge Kelly Orders DOJ Response to 3-Outlet White House Ban Lawsuit
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 22
Judge Kelly Orders DOJ Response to 3-Outlet White House Ban Lawsuit
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 22
Summary
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Justice Department to answer by Tuesday the injunction request from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, and set a Wednesday teleconference on restoring their White House access.
The three outlets sued Monday after the ban took effect Saturday, arguing Trump violated the First Amendment and due process by stripping their White House credentials without specific evidence.
Trump escalated the clash at the United Nations, telling CNN's Kaitlan Collins, "You should not be here covering me," while saying he expected Kelly to rule against him.
The dispute has already disrupted White House coverage: four networks in the five-member TV pool suspended pool operations ahead of Trump's New York trip because CNN was barred from its scheduled pool role.
Kelly handled a similar 2018 fight when he ordered the White House to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, a precedent now hanging over the new case.