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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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?[/quote]

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?[/quote]

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