[MortMan]

But under the Fifth Amendment, the government can’t seize a person’s property without due process. Having passed the required security clearance to get a White House press badge, Acosta was entitled to be informed of the charges against him and to have the opportunity to respond before it could be revoked.

The issue I have with all of this is that the press pass belongs to the white house, not the accoster.

[goldstategop]

Attending a press conference is a privilege not a right.

When you abuse it, it can be revoked. There is no constitutional requirement the President inform the press of his activities.

Its simply a courtesy for hm to do so. If the press doesn’t like it, no one is forcing them to show up at the White House.

These people didn’t endorse, campaign for or vote for Trump, He owes them nothing.

[SJackson]

I think the judge felt the issue was due process. I think the ownership of the pass was in question, and presume the judge felt witholding it deprived him of property by depriving him of income. A bit of stretch imo, but establishing rules and an appeal process makes the issue moot.

[Libloather]

...the press pass belongs to the white house, not the accoster.

Same thing with the mic - government property.

[YogicCowboy]

Yes. This would never have happened to Obama. It is absurd on the face of it. I view it as a loss no matter the legal outcome, because any judge should have thrown it out.

Imagine any judge - any judge! - saying that a conservative journalist could verbally abuse Obama at a White House press conference, refuse to surrender the mike when Obama commanded it, legally batter an intern Obama directed to retrieve the mike, and then could justifiably claim his Constitutional rights had been violated because his PRIVILEGE to enter the President’s personal residence had been summarily revoked.

The entire judiciary is full of hubris and out of control. Do not trust SCOTUS! Remember John Roberts!