AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

[Anonymous]

Good.

The lawsuit was filed Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., 10 days after the White House began restricting access to the news agency.

The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case not changing its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” as President Donald Trump did last month with an executive order.

“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit, which names White House chief of staff Susan Wiles, deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich and press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“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,” the news agency said. “This court should remedy it immediately.”

https://apnews.com/article/ap-lawsuit-trump-administration-officials-0352075501b779b8b187667f3427e0e8

[Anonymous]

Hey I have a blog and I want a White House press pass, too. Guess I can sue, too!

[Anonymous]

Please donate to AP if you can.

There’s an attack on independent media.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey I have a blog and I want a White House press pass, too. Guess I can sue, too!

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit.

[Anonymous]

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I was discouraged when it seemed that they were letting him get away with excluding them. Good job AP! Keep up the good fight!

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand why the other media don’t boycott the next WH or Oval Office presser

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why the other media don’t boycott the next WH or Oval Office presser

The same reason that Congress is saying nothing.

Lack of character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why the other media don’t boycott the next WH or Oval Office presser

This would play into Trump's hand letting him say they chose not to attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP is a left wing propaganda organization.

Even if that were true (which it's not), they'd still have 1st Amendment protections.

The White House knows it will lose. They lost these cases last time too. They violate constitutional rights on purpose. Way to make America great again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why the other media don’t boycott the next WH or Oval Office presser

Because the crazy news sources will still go and then we won't get real information. Anyone who can get in the room should be in the room and those unlawfully excluded should lawfully challenge the violation.

[Anonymous]

The suit is unlikely to be successful. Is there a Constitutional right to be in the inner-circle of press covering the President? Didn't Biden ban certain media outlets? Didn't an appeals court already rule on this in the case involving the African reporter (Karem)? While he won that case, the court did say the White House could restrict passes if it gave notice it would suspend for misbehavior. Isn't failing to call a body of water by its legal name inappropriate, particularly if the AP is insisting on doing so to tweak/irritate the President? The First Amendment doesn't mean you get to break the White House rules on media behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The suit is unlikely to be successful. Is there a Constitutional right to be in the inner-circle of press covering the President? Didn't Biden ban certain media outlets? Didn't an appeals court already rule on this in the case involving the African reporter (Karem)? While he won that case, the court did say the White House could restrict passes if it gave notice it would suspend for misbehavior. Isn't failing to call a body of water by its legal name inappropriate, particularly if the AP is insisting on doing so to tweak/irritate the President? The First Amendment doesn't mean you get to break the White House rules on media behavior.

I hope you're not serious, but if you are, guess what - refusing to call something a name is SPEECH and not behavior. And speech is what is protected by the 1st Amendment.

If the President declared the sky was green, and no one could say otherwise, and news outlets who refused to say the sky was green could not be admitted to the White House - would that clear things up for you?

[Anonymous]

Jim Acosta is the one who suggested they do this. He also said the next step, after a lawsuit should be a blackout of news on Trump. Sounds like they’re listen to him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The suit is unlikely to be successful. Is there a Constitutional right to be in the inner-circle of press covering the President? Didn't Biden ban certain media outlets? Didn't an appeals court already rule on this in the case involving the African reporter (Karem)? While he won that case, the court did say the White House could restrict passes if it gave notice it would suspend for misbehavior. Isn't failing to call a body of water by its legal name inappropriate, particularly if the AP is insisting on doing so to tweak/irritate the President? The First Amendment doesn't mean you get to break the White House rules on media behavior.

Calling speech like that 'misbehavior' is a gross violation of the first amendment. I can't believe how many MAGAs sound like commies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The suit is unlikely to be successful. Is there a Constitutional right to be in the inner-circle of press covering the President? Didn't Biden ban certain media outlets? Didn't an appeals court already rule on this in the case involving the African reporter (Karem)? While he won that case, the court did say the White House could restrict passes if it gave notice it would suspend for misbehavior. Isn't failing to call a body of water by its legal name inappropriate, particularly if the AP is insisting on doing so to tweak/irritate the President? The First Amendment doesn't mean you get to break the White House rules on media behavior.

I hope you're not serious, but if you are, guess what - refusing to call something a name is SPEECH and not behavior. And speech is what is protected by the 1st Amendment.

If the President declared the sky was green, and no one could say otherwise, and news outlets who refused to say the sky was green could not be admitted to the White House - would that clear things up for you?

is the sky legally green? Rather incongruous comparison. Gulf of America is the LEGAL name. Refusing to use the legal name when asking the President questions is a breach of decorum for which the White House can suspend a press pass. Would freedom of speech protect a reporter from suspension if s/he was disrespectful to the President by yelling out or interrupting him?