Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:18-cv-02610, filed November 13, 2018
- Caption
- Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Court level
- trial court
- Docket
- 1:18-cv-02610
- Filed
- 2018-11-13
- Decided
- 2018-11-16
- Status
- dismissed
What the court held
Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted CNN a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to reinstate Jim Acosta's press pass on due-process grounds drawn from Sherrill v. Knight; the White House restored the pass and CNN dropped the suit.12345
Closed; pass restored, suit dismissed by agreement of the parties.12345
Incidents
Documents and reporting
- White House revokes press pass of CNN's Jim Acosta
- Jim Acosta: White House pulls CNN reporter's pass after Trump press conference
- Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump, docket 1:18-cv-02610
- Judge reinstates Acosta press pass
- White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, CNN drops lawsuit
Claims cited
- Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order on November 16, 2018.
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration on Friday to temporarily reinstate CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press credentials.
Judge reinstates Acosta press pass, Freedom of the Press Foundation, 2018-11-16. Claim 17, checked 2026-09-22. - Judge Kelly granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to reinstate Acosta's hard pass.
Timothy Kelly, the federal judge presiding over CNN's case against the president, seemed to accept with that reasoning when he granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order on Friday
Judge reinstates Acosta press pass, Freedom of the Press Foundation, 2018-11-16. Claim 18, checked 2026-09-22. - The White House told Acosta "your hard pass is restored," and CNN said the lawsuit was "no longer necessary."
your hard pass is restored,
White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, CNN drops lawsuit, Yahoo News / AP, 2018-11-19. Claim 19, checked 2026-09-22. - Acosta could not access the White House grounds under his usual credential until the pass was restored.
your hard pass is restored,
White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, CNN drops lawsuit, Yahoo News / AP, 2018-11-19. Claim 44, checked 2026-09-22. - The White House restored Acosta's pass and CNN dropped its lawsuit.
lawsuit is no longer necessary
White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, CNN drops lawsuit, Yahoo News / AP, 2018-11-19. Claim 45, checked 2026-09-22.