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Six citizens sue Trump over White House bans on news outlets
Six citizens sued President Donald Trump and administration officials on Monday over White House bans on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.[3, 6] The suit was filed by Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute and Yale Law School's Freedom & Information Access Clinic in federal court.[1, 3] The complaint named Trump alongside White House communications director Steven Cheung and chief of staff Susie Wiles.[6]
It argues the bans violate the First Amendment rights of ordinary citizens to access information about the U.S. government.[7] The plaintiffs say they are losing access to vital information the banned outlets used to provide, and that they need it to do their jobs.[8, 9]
The three outlets already won a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the bans while litigation plays out; this lawsuit seeks a broader court order.[3, 7] A press freedom advocate warned Monday that the bans leave Americans with something closer to "government propaganda," according to The Washington Post.[2]
Covered by AlterNet, PBS NewsHour, The Washington Times and 7 more
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Of the 8 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 4 are center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: AlterNet (−1.16), The New Republic (−1.09), Raw Story (−0.94).
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Fortune (−0.25), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27).
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