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Court case

Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:26-cv-03287, filed 21 September 2026

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Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 7 sources.

Caption
Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court level
trial court
Docket
1:26-cv-03287
Filed
2026-09-21
Status
pending

What the court held

Not yet decided.1234

Status as of 2026-09-22: Pending.1234

Incidents

Documents and reporting

  1. Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.)CourtListener / Free Law Project, opinion. Source record
  2. CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue Trump administration over White House ban archived copyAxios, 2026-09-21, reporting. Source record
  3. CNN, Politico and MS NOW sue White House over access archived copyCNN Politics, 2026-09-21, reporting. Source record
  4. CNN, Politico, MS NOW plan to sue Trump administration over ban on White House coverage archived copyNBC News, 2026-09-21, reporting. Source record
  5. CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they've notified Trump they're suing over denied White House access archived copyPBS NewsHour, 2026-09-21, reporting. Source record
  6. Court hearing set for Wednesday in CNN, MS NOW, Politico suit archived copyCNBC, 2026-09-21, reporting. Source record
  7. White House faces mounting legal backlash archived copyNBC News, 2026-09-21, reporting. Source record

Claims and evidence

Each numbered claim quotes the source it rests on.

  1. CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration on September 21, 2026.CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump's administration after they were barred from covering the White House over the weekendWhite House faces mounting legal backlash archived copy, NBC News, 2026-09-21.Claim 24, checked 2026-09-22.
  2. The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, whom Trump nominated during his first term in the White House.CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they've notified Trump they're suing over denied White House access archived copy, PBS NewsHour, 2026-09-21.Claim 25, checked 2026-09-22.
  3. The complaint states the ban "could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles."This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles.CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they've notified Trump they're suing over denied White House access archived copy, PBS NewsHour, 2026-09-21.Claim 26, checked 2026-09-22.
  4. The case is docketed as Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump, No. 1:26-cv-03287, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP, 1:26-cv-03287Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump, 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.), CourtListener / Free Law Project.Claim 27, checked 2026-09-22.