# Claim 4

CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed suit against the White House and the President, seeking a declaration the ban is unconstitutional and an injunction restoring access.

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

This claim was superseded by claim 107 (correction). It stays here so the history can be checked.

- Statement: CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed suit against the White House and the President, seeking a declaration the ban is unconstitutional and an injunction restoring access.
- Field: status
- Value: Lawsuit filed 2026-09-21; hearing reported for 2026-09-23
- About: [incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico)
- Source: CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue Trump administration over White House ban. https://www.axios.com/2026/09/21/trump-cnn-msnow-politico-suit
- Publisher: Axios
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: superseded
- Source date: 2026-09-21
- Superseded by: [Claim 107](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/107)
- Reason: correction

## Quotation from the source

> filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.

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