{
  "id": 9121469,
  "title": "News outlets sue Trump over lost White House access, citing 'blatant violation' of First Amendment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/news-outlets-sue-trump-over-lost-white-house-access-citing-blatant-9121469",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T10:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2g/00m/0in/021000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CNN, MSNBC, and Politico filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration on Monday, alleging a blatant violation of the First Amendment. The trio claimed the selective ban on their access to the White House grounds, based on the content of their coverage, was unlawful. Trump, in a social media post, expressed his preference for a free press but not \"FAKE NEWS.\" The administration's decision to bar the outlets represented a significant escalation in Trump's efforts, both in court and through administrative action, to limit news coverage he deemed unfavorable.\n\nThe lawsuit, filed two days after the ban, asserted that the Constitution does not permit a president or any government official to deny press their First Amendment rights and liberties and property interests without proper notice or process, solely based on the administration's dislike for the reporting. The three news outlets filed the joint lawsuit, stating that the White House's actions constituted a direct assault on the First Amendment and a blatant violation of their constitutional rights.\n\nIn solidarity, the banned TV networks reported from an intersection outside the White House complex. CNN was additionally removed from pool duties, replacing other outlets in their coverage of the president's trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Other news organizations, including The Washington Post and The New York Times, also decided not to publish photographs of presidential events on Monday, taking steps in support of the lawsuit. The White House did not directly respond to the lawsuit but claimed in a news release that the First Amendment protects the outlets' right to publish but does not entitle them to a privileged position in the press pool.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) -- CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump's administration days after they were barred from White House grounds,",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "News Outlets Sue Trump over Lost White House Access, Citing ‘Blatant Violation’ of First Amendment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/news-outlets-sue-trump-over-lost-white-house-access-citing-blatant",
        "published": "2026-09-22T03:05:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}