Federal Judge Rules Against White House in Press Freedom Lawsuit, Orders Reinstatement of Credentials

A federal judge has ruled in favor of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in their civil rights lawsuit against the Trump White House, which had banned these news agencies from press briefings and other presidential coverage. The judge ordered the government to restore their credentials and access, with the White House complying a few hours after the ruling. The lawsuit argued that the U.S. Constitution does not permit a president to deny press access based solely on dislike of their reporting content.