Re: AP sues 3 Trump administration officials

On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:56:14 -0500, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Blocking their journalists from the White House access is not the same
as censoring what they write

compelling reason<<<<

In Sherrill v. Knight, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit ruled that the First Amendment limited the right of
the White House to arbitrarily deny a press pass to a journalist. The
court said because the White House had opened the opportunity for
reporters to be credentialed and thus be present at briefings and
such, it had obligated itself to establish and follow specific
procedures for the issuance and denial of such passes. Sherill had
been denied White House credentials several times over a decade. He
decided after the appellate ruling not to apply again. The case never
reached the Supreme Court.

The three-judge appeals court said, "White House press facilities
having been made publicly available as a source of information for
newsmen, 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."

https://www.freedomforum.org/trump-white-house-associated-press-first-amendment/