Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House "[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'" Reason · Oct 14
DOJ Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Major US News Networks Over White House Coverage Halt The US Justice Department is investigating five major television networks over their temporary suspension of pooled White House coverage after several outlets were barred from presidential access. International Business Times UK · Oct 11
May President Trump Exclude CNN from Air Force One? Very Likely Yes After being blocked in his attempt to keep CNN out of the White House altogether (including the main press briefing… The post May President Trump Exclude CNN from Air Force One? Very Likely Yes appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 26
Inside the White House Press Ban: How Natalie Harp Fits Into Court's Ruling on CNN, MS Now and Politico A judge ordered CNN, MS NOW and Politico back into the White House. Here's what Natalie Harp reportedly did before the ban and what happens next. Latin Times · Sep 24
Trump TV is already dead Trump's bid to go around the press shows he's lost his once-reliable touch with the media Salon · Sep 24
TRO Issued Ordering Reinstatement of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico White House Access The court's rationale is that revoking reporters' passes violated the Due Process Clause, given D.C. Circuit precedent on the subject; the court didn't reach the outlets' First Amendment arguments. Reason · Sep 24
DOJ Says Access Is 'A Privilege, Not a Right' in Push to Bar CNN, Politico and MS Now Out of the White House The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to uphold Donald Trump's decision to bar reporters from CNN, Politico and MS Now from White House access. International Business Times UK · Sep 23
President Trump's Legal Argument in Support of Excluding CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House Here's an excerpt from the opposition to plaintiffs' temporary restraining order motion (for my view on why the plaintiffs should… The post President Trump's Legal Argument in Support of Excluding CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 23
3 Leading News Outlets Say Their Sudden Banishment From the White House Is Unconstitutional In a federal lawsuit, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico argue that Trump's bans violate due process and freedom of the press. Reason · Sep 22
No First Amendment Violation in Excluding Associated Press from "the Room Where It Happens" In Friday's AP v. Budowich, the D.C. Circuit stayed the preliminary injunction that required the White House to let the… The post No First Amendment Violation in Excluding Associated Press from "the Room Where It Happens" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 9, 2025
May Officials Exclude Journalists from Press Events Based on Disapproval of Journalists' Speech? It's complicated. Reason · Feb 16, 2025