Claim 18

Judge Kelly granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to reinstate Acosta's hard pass.

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

Statement: Judge Kelly granted CNN's motion for a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to reinstate Acosta's hard pass.
Field: holding
Value: TRO granted requiring reinstatement of Acosta's pass
About: case cnn-v-trump-2018
Source: Judge reinstates Acosta press pass
Publisher: Freedom of the Press Foundation
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-11-16

Quotation from the source

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