Judge orders Trump to lift ban

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered President Donald Trump to lift a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico after ruling their press passes were revoked without due process.

“immediately return, reinstate, and restore”

News outlets denied White House access

CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were denied entry to the White House after a Secret Service agent confiscated their credentials.

White House video pool ban

The White House banned CNN from a rotation of five major U.S. broadcast outlets who take turns sharing video, but the other four declined to participate in the so-called video pool.

Trump criticized media coverage

Trump posted online that TV networks refused to cover one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years because they knew how good it would be.

“refused to cover one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years”

Judge rules on press pass revocation

Judge Kelly said the White House must have clear standards for revoking press passes and called the administration’s standard of objectionable reporting 'so vague it hardly does the trick.'

“so vague it hardly does the trick”

National security argument rejected

The judge rejected the administration’s claim that the news outlets’ reporting endangered national security, noting Trump had not used that argument initially.

Attorney defends press freedom

The news outlets’ attorney said the judge’s ruling vindicated press freedom, due process and the rule of law, stating the tactic of attacking the press would be discredited.

“this tactic of just attacking the press, attacking individual journalists, is going to be discredited”

Temporary order expires in two weeks

The temporary restraining order expires in two weeks, with both sides having until October 5 to file arguments over whether a longer-lasting ruling should be issued.