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Federal judge issues longer-term decision blocking Trump's White House media ban
NBC News, 2026-10-14
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- Claim 1004: On October 13, 2026, Judge Timothy Kelly of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., granted CNN, MS NOW and Politico a preliminary injunction, a court order that stays in effect while a lawsuit continues. The order bars the administration from banning the three outlets from the White House complex. The administration had argued that the ban was imposed in part because of national security concerns. In his 26-page opinion, Kelly wrote: "There is practically nothing national security-related in the record connected to the President's decision to revoke Plaintiffs' hard passes to which the Court can defer." He found that the ban likely violated the reporters' free speech and due process rights, according to NBC News. The president said on Truth Social, before the ruling, that he would appeal.
- Claim 1005: A preliminary injunction granted on October 13, 2026 keeps the outlets' access to the White House complex in place until the lawsuit is resolved. It does not require the administration to give the outlets' reporters access to the Oval Office or Air Force One, the presidential aircraft, according to NBC News.
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