Donald Trump’s administration swiftly appealed a federal judge’s order striking down his attempts to ban reporters from the White House, a decision that First Amendment advocates hailed as a “stinging defeat for Trump’s assault on the free press.”
On Tuesday night, Trump-appointed District Judge Timothy Kelly determined that the president likely violated the law by revoking press passes for CNN, MSNOW and Politico journalists. Less than 24 hours later, the administration appealed the order, launching a legal battle that will likely play out in courts for months while reporters fight for access to the president.
