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  {
    "id": 1,
    "slug": "sherrill-v-knight-1977",
    "caption": "Sherrill v. Knight",
    "short_name": "Sherrill v. Knight",
    "court": "United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit",
    "court_level": "appellate",
    "docket": null,
    "reporter_citation": "569 F.2d 124 (D.C. Cir. 1977)",
    "filed_on": null,
    "decided_on": "1977-12-15",
    "judges": null,
    "holding": "The protection afforded newsgathering under the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press requires that this access not be denied arbitrarily or for less than compelling reasons; due process requires notice of the factual basis for denial, an opportunity to respond, and a final written statement of reasons.{c:13}{c:14}{c:15}{c:16}\n\nControlling precedent; cited in litigation over the 2026 White House ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.{c:13}{c:14}{c:15}{c:16}",
    "status": "decided",
    "courtlistener_url": null,
    "unknowns": null,
    "pub_state": "published",
    "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:43:02Z",
    "reviewed_on": "2026-09-22",
    "next_review_on": "2026-12-22",
    "revision": 15,
    "created_at": "2026-09-22T20:01:25Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-22T21:08:11Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "slug": "cnn-v-trump-2018",
    "caption": "Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump",
    "short_name": "CNN v. Trump",
    "court": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia",
    "court_level": "trial",
    "docket": "1:18-cv-02610",
    "reporter_citation": null,
    "filed_on": "2018-11-13",
    "decided_on": "2018-11-16",
    "judges": null,
    "holding": "Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted CNN a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to reinstate Jim Acosta's press pass on due-process grounds drawn from Sherrill v. Knight; the White House restored the pass and CNN dropped the suit.{c:17}{c:18}{c:19}{c:44}{c:45}\n\nClosed; pass restored, suit dismissed by agreement of the parties.{c:17}{c:18}{c:19}{c:44}{c:45}",
    "status": "dismissed",
    "courtlistener_url": null,
    "unknowns": null,
    "pub_state": "published",
    "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:43:05Z",
    "reviewed_on": "2026-09-22",
    "next_review_on": "2026-12-22",
    "revision": 15,
    "created_at": "2026-09-22T20:01:27Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-22T21:08:13Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "slug": "ap-v-budowich-2025",
    "caption": "Associated Press v. Budowich",
    "short_name": "Associated Press v. Budowich",
    "court": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit",
    "court_level": "trial",
    "docket": "1:25-cv-00532 (D.D.C.); No. 25-5109 (D.C. Cir.)",
    "reporter_citation": null,
    "filed_on": "2025-02-21",
    "decided_on": "2025-06-06",
    "judges": null,
    "holding": "District Judge Trevor N. McFadden granted a preliminary injunction (2025-04-08) ordering AP's Oval Office and Air Force One access restored, then stayed it pending appeal. The D.C. Circuit (2025-06-06, Pillard, Katsas, Rao; 2-1) granted a partial stay, holding the Oval Office, Air Force One, Mar-a-Lago and Cabinet Room are restricted spaces where access is a matter of presidential discretion, while leaving AP's East Room access in place; Judge Pillard dissented. The full D.C. Circuit denied AP's petition for en banc rehearing on 2025-07-22.{c:20}{c:21}{c:22}{c:23}{c:29}{c:30}{c:31}\n\nAP retains access to the East Room and general briefing spaces; excluded from the Oval Office, Air Force One, Mar-a-Lago and Cabinet Room pending further proceedings.{c:20}{c:21}{c:22}{c:23}{c:29}{c:30}{c:31}",
    "status": "on_appeal",
    "courtlistener_url": null,
    "unknowns": null,
    "pub_state": "published",
    "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:43:08Z",
    "reviewed_on": "2026-09-22",
    "next_review_on": "2026-12-22",
    "revision": 15,
    "created_at": "2026-09-22T20:01:28Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-22T21:08:15Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "slug": "cnn-msnow-politico-v-trump-2026",
    "caption": "Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump",
    "short_name": "CNN v. Trump",
    "court": "U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia",
    "court_level": "trial",
    "docket": "1:26-cv-03287",
    "reporter_citation": null,
    "filed_on": "2026-09-21",
    "decided_on": null,
    "judges": null,
    "holding": "Not yet decided. CNN, MS NOW and Politico allege \"First Amendment retaliation\" and viewpoint discrimination and a Fifth Amendment due-process violation in the revocation of their White House credentials. The complaint states, \"This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles,\" and seeks a declaration that the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments and an injunction restoring access.{c:4}{c:24}{c:25}{c:26}{c:27}\n\nPending; a hearing was scheduled for September 23, 2026.{c:4}{c:24}{c:25}{c:26}{c:27}",
    "status": "pending",
    "courtlistener_url": null,
    "unknowns": null,
    "pub_state": "published",
    "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:43:10Z",
    "reviewed_on": "2026-09-22",
    "next_review_on": "2026-12-22",
    "revision": 12,
    "created_at": "2026-09-22T20:40:36Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-22T21:08:18Z"
  }
]