U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ruled on Tuesday afternoon that President Donald Trump and his administration had to allow The Associated Press access to White House spaces following a weeks-long ban over the outlet’s refusal to refer to the Gulf of America by its new name in print.
McFadden, who was appointed by President Trump, argued that the First Amendment applied and that if other credentialed outlets were given access to space in the White House or aboard Air Force One, then the administration could not selectively bar The Associated Press over a difference of opinion.
BREAKING: Associated Press wins preliminary injunction against White House in “Gulf of America” case: pic.twitter.com/Hjw3t5AMXk
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Acknowledging the fact that limited space would not always allow for every outlet to have a physical presence at every event,…
