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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment
Caption: Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment. A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico accessing the White House likely violated the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly ordered the administration to continue allowing the three news organisations access while their lawsuit over the restrictions proceeds. Kelly said Trump's own comments suggested a "likely causal link" between the outlets' reporting and his decision to revoke their White House press passes. The judge said Trump likely banned the outlets because he believed their reporting was inaccurate and biased against him, amounting to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination. Kelly rejected Justice Department arguments that national security concerns partly justified the restrictions, saying there was almost no supporting evidence. The Trump-appointed judge had previously ordered the administration to restore the outlets' press badges on due process grounds. The outlets' lawyer Ted Boutrous welcomed the latest ruling, accusing the president of seeking to punish reporting he disliked and influence how journalists covered him. Kelly stressed the government could still act over unlawful disclosure of classified information but said the administration had not demonstrated that was behind this ban. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Donald Trump,Tim Kelly,CNN,MS NOW,Politico,First Amendment,White House,press ban,US media,press freedom,journalism,federal court,Justice Department,White House press passes,free speech
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