The order requires the White House to restore the withdrawn press access, but the measure is temporary and will remain in effect for 14 days.
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the immediate restoration of White House access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, after President Donald Trump barred the outlets, according to EFE.
Kelly found that the news organizations were likely to succeed in showing that their credentials were revoked without constitutionally adequate due process.
The emergency order will remain in effect for 14 days, until October 8, unless the court issues another decision before then.
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Donald Trump. https://t.co/CQJ2HhM31q pic.twitter.com/fwYFQZFCiq
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The lawsuit alleges that the ban constituted retaliation for the content of their reporting and violated the First Amendment.
According to Politico, cited by EFE, the decision covers 78 journalists from the three news organizations.
Kelly had already questioned during Wednesday's hearing whether the passes were revoked without clear procedures and sufficient advance notice.
Judge Blocks Trump Media Ban, Restores CNN, MS NOW and Politico White House Press Access – PHOTO: EFE Judge Questions National Security Justification. The Trump Administration argued in court that the president can establish conditions for access and that holding a White House credential does not create an unrestricted constitutional right to enter presidential spaces.
«Access to the White House is a privilege, not a right,» Department of Justice attorney Michael Velchik said during the hearing, according to EFE.
Kelly, however, wrote that the Government had offered little evidence connecting the revocation of the credentials to its asserted national security interests.
Judge Blocks Trump Media Ban, Restores CNN, MS NOW and Politico White House Press Access – PHOTO: EFE Ruling Does Not Yet Resolve CNN, Politico, and MS NOW Lawsuit. Kelly's decision is a temporary emergency order. It therefore does not determine whether Trump ultimately violated the First Amendment by revoking the credentials.
The controversy also affected presidential coverage. Other television networks suspended their participation in the rotation system known as the «pool.»
This system allows a small group of journalists to cover certain presidential events and then share information and images with other news organizations.
The dispute also limited the distribution of images of Trump during the United Nations General Assembly, according to EFE.
