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Claim 22

The Court of Appeals left the preliminary injunction in place only as it concerns AP's access to the East Room.

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

Statement
The Court of Appeals left the preliminary injunction in place only as it concerns AP's access to the East Room.
Field
status
Value
AP retains East Room access; excluded from Oval Office, Air Force One, Mar-a-Lago and Cabinet Room
About
case ap-v-budowich-2025
Source
Associated Press v. Budowich archived copy
Publisher
Wikipedia
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

Thus, the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the preliminary injunction to restore AP access only to the extent concerning the East Room.