# Claim 15

The court held that denial of a White House press pass implicates First Amendment interests and cannot occur without adequate procedural due process.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The court held that denial of a White House press pass implicates First Amendment interests and cannot occur without adequate procedural due process.
- Field: status
- Value: Controlling precedent
- About: [case sherrill-v-knight-1977](https://thewaronnews.com/cases/sherrill-v-knight-1977)
- Source: Sherrill v. Knight, 569 F.2d 124 (D.C. Cir. 1977). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/569/124/35083/
- Publisher: Justia
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1977-01-01

## Quotation from the source

> denial of a pass potentially infringes upon first amendment guarantees. Such impairment of this interest cannot be permitted to occur in the absence of adequate procedural due process.

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