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DOJ appeals order blocking White House ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW
The Justice Department said Wednesday it is appealing to the D.C. Circuit a preliminary injunction from U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly that indefinitely blocks the White House from enforcing its ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW hard passes, CNBC reported. Kelly, whom President Trump nominated in 2017, ruled Tuesday night that the outlets are likely to succeed on First Amendment claims of unlawful retaliation and viewpoint discrimination over the ban Trump announced Sept. 18, writing there was "no evidence" national security drove the decision "from the get-go" and calling that rationale a "post-hoc justification." The injunction replaces Kelly's earlier temporary restraining order and is not a final ruling in the outlets' lawsuit against Trump, chief of staff Susie Wiles, Secret Service Director Sean Curran and communications director Steven Cheung.
- CNBCTrump to appeal order blocking White House from banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico