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Posted on 11/16/2018 7:34:16 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The cable network made an emergency request so its correspondent could have access to the White House as lawsuit continues.
WASHINGTON—A federal judge granted an emergency motion to restore the White House press credential of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta—a victory for the network in a closely watched press-freedom case.
The lawsuit could determine whether the government can ban individual reporters from public buildings.
District Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed to the bench by President Trump, granted CNN’s request for a restraining order temporarily restoring Mr. Acosta’s press access to the White House while the case proceeds.
Lawyers for Mr. Acosta, the network’s chief White House correspondent, argued that the unusual revocation of a reporter’s press pass by the White House last week necessitated emergency action.
Mr. Trump has regularly attacked CNN, and Thursday’s ruling was a setback for the White House. Government lawyers acknowledged in court they knew of no other situation where the White House had revoked a press pass under similar circumstances.
The legal maneuvering was part of a CNN lawsuit alleging that the Trump administration violated Mr. Acosta’s First Amendment right to gather news, as well as his due-process right to challenge a government-imposed punishment. Judge Kelly didn’t rule on the merits of CNN’s overall case.
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What, oh what, would we do without these Founts of Wisdom and Knowledge, these Oracles from the gods, these Black-robed idiots?
Somebody got to him and got his mind right.
His press pass can be reissued with the stipulation that the ruling judge has to accompany him.
“Judge Grants CNN’s Motion to Restore Jim Acosta’s White House Press Pass...”
See, this is why we can’t ever have nice things...
“stop holding press conferences”
Yep and when the press asks why point at cnn and acosta and say “ask them”.
Oh, hell no!
F U judge!
Really? You think President Trump possesses that kind of self-discipline?
Lock him in a closet like Biden’s staff did to a reporter.
Even if he gets into the press room, ignore him. Why was this jerk acknowledged to begin with?
What is wrong with letting Acosta back into the press room?
Just let him “occupy” a seat in the room, and ...
NEVER call on him for his questions.
Trump and Sarah Sanders win, and Acosta and CNN “think” they won too.
Kill 2 birds with one stone.
Does this same rule apply to Project Veritas? I would expect yes, now.
Or are only certain press organizations more equal than others?
Somebody got to him and got his mind right.
A wife who doesn’t want a mob of crazed Democrats banging on her door at 0 dark 30.
It’s obviously a National Emergency.
Let him in and dont call on him and if he talks out of line have him removed
OR,
I like this one best, No more presets and blame it on CNN
at the end of the day cnn can send anyone they want. Thay are going out of their way to make it an issue. I believe that was always the plan from the start.
The dirtbag Acoster will just start shouting and disrupt every PC if he is let back in.
He usually doesn't wait to be called on before he begins yelling.
A Trump appointee, no less. WTF? Do these tyrants in black robes really think that they - and only they - really run the country? Rhetorical question that...
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