Claim 26

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."

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

Statement: 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."
Field: holding
Value: Complaint alleges the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments
About: case cnn-msnow-politico-v-trump-2026
Source: CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they've notified Trump they're suing over denied White House access archived copy
Publisher: PBS NewsHour
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-09-21

Quotation from the source

This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles.