AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - White House ordered to restore access to banned news outlets
A district court judge ruled the White House violated the Fifth Amendment rights of CNN, MS NOW and Politico by banning them, and granted the plaintiffs a temporary restraining order that forces the White House to immediately reinstate their press access for 14 days. Why it matters: Had a judge ruled against them, the broader press boycott could've dragged on, leaving the American public without key visual coverage of the White House. - Outlets that weren't banned but stood in solidarity with their peers vowed to suspend video and photo distribution until their peers' access was reinstated. Zoom in: In a court filing Wednesday, district judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, said the plaintiffs "have shown a likelihood of success,…
A district court judge ruled the White House violated the Fifth Amendment rights of CNN, MS NOW and Politico by banning them, and granted the plaintiffs a temporary restraining order that forces the White House to immediately reinstate their press access for 14 days. Why it matters: Had a judge ruled against them, the broader press boycott could've dragged on, leaving the American public without key visual coverage of the White House. - Outlets that weren't banned but stood in solidarity with their peers vowed to suspend video and photo distribution until their peers' access was reinstated. Zoom in: In a court filing Wednesday, district judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, said the plaintiffs "have shown a likelihood of success,…Open