Article in Reuters by Jan Wolfe and Jack Queen, 9/23/26
Headline: “Judge skeptical of Trump’s White House media ban at hearing”
“US judge appeared skeptical on Wednesday about the legality of Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from the White House, indicating he may grant their request to lift the ban they describe as unlawful retaliation for news coverage the president dislikes.
US District Judge Timothy Kelly said at a hearing in Washington that Trump’s ban did not appear to comply with past legal precedents by failing to give the news outlets an opportunity to respond. . .”
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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr
Headline: “Judge seems inclined to side with media outlets who were banned from White House in lawsuit”
Subhead: “Due process was not followed, said judge, when CNN, MS Now and Politico were banned from White House”
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/23/white-house-media-ban-lawsuit