AP Sues Trump Administration Over Press Access Restrictions
The Associated Press has sued Trump officials for blocking access to presidential events, citing First Amendment rights following a naming dispute over the Gulf.
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The lawsuit said the AP had made "several unsuccessful efforts" to persuade the administration that its conduct was unlawful.
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
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The AP maintains a stylebook that is used by many publications.
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The AP is suing for injunctive relief after President Trump barred the AP from the Oval Office, Air Force One and “other limited spaces,” according to the document.
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The law does not allow the government to control speech based on its likes and dislikes.
AP sues Trump officials over retaliation for refusing 'Gulf of America' name change
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The lawsuit comes as the AP refuses to acknowledge the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a move Trump demanded in an executive order.
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The AP says its guidance recommends that its journalists and the news organizations that rely on it reflect the Gulf's historic name, but acknowledge Trump's desired shift in language.
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The decision to bar the AP follows a flurry of efforts by the White House and Trump Administration to apply extra scrutiny to the media.
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The Associated Press on Friday filed a lawsuit against three Trump administration officials over its blocked access to all presidential events.
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The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech.
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This attempt to control speech has the impact of depriving the thousands of global news outlets that republish the AP’s news reports, and its billions of readers around the world, from the AP’s factual, timely and nonpartisan reporting on the White House.
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This targeted attack on the AP’s editorial independence and ability to gather and report the news strikes at the very core of the First Amendment.
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The AP’s exclusion has broadly concerned news outlets and attempts to privately talk through the differences with Trump administration officials have been unsuccessful.
AP sues 3 Trump WH officials, citing freedom of speech amid battle over ‘Gulf of America’ usage
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The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case refusing to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” as President Donald Trump did last month with an executive order.
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The letter calls on the administration to allow the AP to rejoin the White House press corps.
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Summary
The Associated Press has filed a lawsuit against Trump administration officials over restrictions on its access to presidential events, including Air Force One. This followed the administration's decision to bar AP reporters after the agency refused to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, as per President Trump's executive order. The lawsuit addresses the First Amendment implications, claiming the government cannot control speech or retaliate against media organizations for their editorial choices. Over 40 news organizations have expressed support for AP, urging the White House to reverse its controversial ban.
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