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6 citizens sue Trump over media ban

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.

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  1. Just the News

    First Amendment advocates sue Trump admin over media bans (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The plaintiffs specifically ask the court to declare the policy a violation of the First Amendment, block its enforcement, and award them attorneys' fees.

  2. InDepthNH

    6 citizens sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders (opens InDepthNH)

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    InDepthNH's feed description

    In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.

  3. NOTUS

    Trump’s Press Ban Faces a New Legal Challenge From a Group of Citizens (opens NOTUS)

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    “The ultimate injury here … is to the democratic public,” the lawsuit argues.

  4. The New Republic

    Six Citizens Sue Trump Over White House Media Ban (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The Trump administration has once again been sued for banning CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House Press pool. While the three newsrooms were already victorious in their preliminary injunction against the administration, this recent lawsuit —filed on Monday by Columbia University’s Knight …

  5. The Hill

    Six citizens sue Trump over White House bans on news outlets (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Six citizens sued President Trump and administration officials over bans from the White House against news outlets in a lawsuit filed Monday. The complaint – which named Trump alongside White House communications director Steven Cheung and chief of staff Susie Wiles – argued new White House policy s…

  6. Al Jazeera

    Trump faces private citizens lawsuit over limiting White House media access (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The plaintiffs argue they are losing access to vital information media outlets covering Trump used to provide.

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Press advocates sue Trump administration over White House pool bans (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The group says the president's self-described “ban on the free press" violates the U.S. Constitution through unreasonable, viewpoint-based restrictions on White House press coverage.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    6 citizens sue Trump over media ban, saying it deprives them of news as audience stakeholders (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.

  9. Fortune

    It’s not just journalists suing Trump over White House media bans anymore. Now their readers are too (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    A teacher, a student journalist and four others argue Trump’s White House media bans violate the public’s First Amendment rights.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Six citizens sue Trump over White House press ban (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Six citizens who consume the news reported by the White House press corps to do their jobs are suing President Donald Trump over his press ban on CNN, Politico, and MS Now. The individual plaintiffs join the three news outlets in filing a First Amendment lawsuit against the administration.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    6 citizens sue Trump over media ban (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.

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