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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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The White House should ‘respectfully’ decline
Who is going to enforce it...?
Just Fine.
All press briefings should be cancelled until after the court case is heard by the Supreme Court.
Or... stop holding press conferences
“Who is going to enforce it...?”
Yeah, I don’t see the POTUS complying.
So do we all get a press pass to the White House now?
Or, it could take months to do a new, more in depth background investigation.
Where’s my press pass. I worked as a journalist for many years.
A judge is just a lawyer with too much power.
I’m so sick of seeing the headline...”A federal judge has...” because 9 times out of 10, it goes against our side.
Jim Acosta is special...
Something tells me this judge was engaged in some virtue-signaling, hoping this gets kicked up to a higher court.
And I suspect it will be.
He may be allowed into the WH....but there’s nothing saying he has to be allowed into the press room.
What the f***?
Silver lining: this establishes a standard for everyone. That means everyone has this right.
Fine... To protect the WH staff from Acosta, the Secret Service will have to handcuff him and escort him when he is on WH property.
Great! So now I can get a press pass! I’m from Red Badger News Service, where my pass?....................
If this is a court case, where are the assault charges???
I say let him back in then NEVER call on him again.
Let him stew in anger, unable to get the mic... EVER
Sarah and Pres Trump should not call on him....and that would be his next lawsuit. Media, TV and print, are hypocrites.
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