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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration in court after the White House revoked their access, and major US networks refused to replace them in the TV pool.
by Stephen I. Vladeck Reposted by Steve Peers, Ann Bartow, Daxton R. Stewart
Here's the 27-page complaint just filed by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico challenging President Trump's categorical exclusion of those three outlets from the White House:
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As I explained this morning, this suit will succeed:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/251-newsga...
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As I explained this morning, this suit will succeed:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/251-newsga...
#1 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against Steven Cheung, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12686613) filed by Betsy Klein, POLITICO LLC, MS NOW Cable, ...
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September 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Here's the 27-page complaint just filed by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico challenging President Trump's categorical exclusion of those three outlets from the White House:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
As I explained this morning, this suit will succeed:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/251-newsga...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
As I explained this morning, this suit will succeed:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/251-newsga...
Trump: "The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer ... It is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW!"
September 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Trump: "The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer ... It is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW!"
Good. I hope journalists and media outlets keep standing up to Trump’s relentless attacks on the First Amendment.
The lesson of history is that capitulating to a tyrant only invites more tyranny.
The lesson of history is that capitulating to a tyrant only invites more tyranny.
BREAKING:
The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump admin's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News D.C. bureau chief Bryan Boughton wrote in an email to TV pool subscribers.
The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump admin's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News D.C. bureau chief Bryan Boughton wrote in an email to TV pool subscribers.
September 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Good. I hope journalists and media outlets keep standing up to Trump’s relentless attacks on the First Amendment.
The lesson of history is that capitulating to a tyrant only invites more tyranny.
The lesson of history is that capitulating to a tyrant only invites more tyranny.
by Ryan Goodman
The same judge who ruled in favor of CNN/Acosta when Trump White House tried to strip credentials in 2018 has been assigned the MSNow, CNN, Politico case.
The same judge with this quote below:⬇️
The same judge with this quote below:⬇️
4/ Flashback to another Trump appointed judge ordering Trump 1.0 White House to reinstate then-CNN's @jimacosta.bsky.social's press pass.
"[Court precedent] obligates me to recognize the violation of Mr. Acosta's due process rights and the resulting impact on his First Amendment interests."
"[Court precedent] obligates me to recognize the violation of Mr. Acosta's due process rights and the resulting impact on his First Amendment interests."
September 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The same judge who ruled in favor of CNN/Acosta when Trump White House tried to strip credentials in 2018 has been assigned the MSNow, CNN, Politico case.
The same judge with this quote below:⬇️
The same judge with this quote below:⬇️
The 4 networks including Fox (!) have suspended their pool reporting of Trump in sympathy with CNN, MSN, and Politico!
Excellent.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Excellent.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access: Live Updates
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they would sue to regain access to the White House. They argued in a joint statement that President Trump’s decision to block them violates the First Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The 4 networks including Fox (!) have suspended their pool reporting of Trump in sympathy with CNN, MSN, and Politico!
Excellent.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Excellent.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Reposted by Steve Peers
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration after the president banned them from the White House. https://cnn.it/4cXFIma
September 21, 2026 at 10:17 AM
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration after the president banned them from the White House. https://cnn.it/4cXFIma
by Stephen I. Vladeck Reposted by Daxton R. Stewart, David R. Miller
After recapping another busy week of summer #SCOTUS news, today's "One First" walks through why President Trump's categorical exclusion of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico is such an open-and-shut First (and Fifth) Amendment violation — even under the logic of the D.C. Circuit's stay ruling in the AP case:
251. Newsgathering, the First Amendment, and the White House
President Trump’s viewpoint-based exclusion of three outlets from the White House is clearly on the wrong side of the Supreme Court's First Amendment doctrine.
www.stevevladeck.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM
After recapping another busy week of summer #SCOTUS news, today's "One First" walks through why President Trump's categorical exclusion of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico is such an open-and-shut First (and Fifth) Amendment violation — even under the logic of the D.C. Circuit's stay ruling in the AP case:
Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce
NEW: The cameras pull back as ousted outlets sue over Trump’s media-ban attack on the free press.
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s ban of the outlets from the White House.
Today, at Law Dork:
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s ban of the outlets from the White House.
Today, at Law Dork:
The cameras pull back as ousted outlets sue over Trump’s media-ban attack on the free press
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s ban of the outlets from the White House. Also: It’s SCOTUS Term preview time. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:23 PM
NEW: The cameras pull back as ousted outlets sue over Trump’s media-ban attack on the free press.
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s ban of the outlets from the White House.
Today, at Law Dork:
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued on Monday morning over Trump’s ban of the outlets from the White House.
Today, at Law Dork:
We desperately want to be in the lying room
BREAKING: MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing Trump and top administration officials over White House journalist ban
MS NOW, CNN and Politico sue Trump and senior officials over White House press ban
The lawsuit alleges the president violated the First Amendment by blocking reporters’ access to the White House.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
We desperately want to be in the lying room
This is also a good opportunity to both link to the Court Listener page for the suit (where you can track all of this in realtime), and also to flag the *incredibly valuable* service Court Listener provides:
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CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP, 1:26-cv-03287 - CourtListener.com
Docket for CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP, 1:26-cv-03287 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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September 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is also a good opportunity to both link to the Court Listener page for the suit (where you can track all of this in realtime), and also to flag the *incredibly valuable* service Court Listener provides:
www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823...
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Reposted by Steve Peers
BREAKING: The White House TV Press pool is downing tools following Trump's ouster of Politico, MSNOW and CNN.
This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.
This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.
September 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM
BREAKING: The White House TV Press pool is downing tools following Trump's ouster of Politico, MSNOW and CNN.
This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.
This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.
Kaitlin Collins of CNN explains Trump ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, as well as boycott of Trump by major media. So there. Defend the First Amendment.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/p...
What is the reason behind Trump’s media ban? | CNN Politics
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports that President Donald Trump banned Politico, CNN and MS NOW from the White House after aide Natalie Harp showed him coverage that infuriated him, catching many advisers b...
www.cnn.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Kaitlin Collins of CNN explains Trump ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, as well as boycott of Trump by major media. So there. Defend the First Amendment.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/p...
Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol
Three news organizations whose journalists have been banned from the White House are suing President Trump and three top advisers, calling the abrupt lockout a "direct assault on the First Amendment."
September 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Three news organizations whose journalists have been banned from the White House are suing President Trump and three top advisers, calling the abrupt lockout a "direct assault on the First Amendment."
I reference @stevevladeck.bsky.social's post on this topic, which is dead right on the law, and I hope he's right on the outcome. I worry that the vibes are off these days in the D.C. courts when it comes to the press & the Trump administration. bsky.app/profile/stev...
Here's the 27-page complaint just filed by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico challenging President Trump's categorical exclusion of those three outlets from the White House:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
As I explained this morning, this suit will succeed:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/251-newsga...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
As I explained this morning, this suit will succeed:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/251-newsga...
#1 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against Steven Cheung, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12686613) filed by Betsy Klein, POLITICO LLC, MS NOW Cable, ...
storage.courtlistener.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I reference @stevevladeck.bsky.social's post on this topic, which is dead right on the law, and I hope he's right on the outcome. I worry that the vibes are off these days in the D.C. courts when it comes to the press & the Trump administration. bsky.app/profile/stev...
ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC suspend their pool coverage of Trump: “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting”
September 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC suspend their pool coverage of Trump: “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting”
About time US media demonstrated some solidarity. Nothing that narcissistic bully’s like Trump hate more than being ignored. And be assured the rest of the world doesn’t mind not seeing him on the telly for a few days!
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
About time US media demonstrated some solidarity. Nothing that narcissistic bully’s like Trump hate more than being ignored. And be assured the rest of the world doesn’t mind not seeing him on the telly for a few days!
Great news— no TV pool coverage. Fox News is part of the boycott
"The move is an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing showdown with the White House press corps, in the wake of the president’s move to bar journalists at CNN, MS NOW and Politico from entering the White House grounds."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN (Gift Article)
The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Great news— no TV pool coverage. Fox News is part of the boycott
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to Sue White House Over Reporter Ban www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to Sue White House Over Reporter Ban
The news outlets are suing the Trump administration after their journalists were denied entry to the White House.
www.wsj.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to Sue White House Over Reporter Ban www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I'm not sure how the "logic" of the Supreme Court's maximalist vision of the Unitary Executive Theory doesn't control this case
As of this morning, it’s official: MS NOW, CNN, and Politico are suing Trump and several top administration officials for blocking reporters’ access to the White House.
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MS NOW, CNN and Politico sue Trump and senior officials over White House press ban
The lawsuit alleges the president violated the First Amendment by blocking reporters’ access to the White House.
www.ms.now
September 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I'm not sure how the "logic" of the Supreme Court's maximalist vision of the Unitary Executive Theory doesn't control this case