Three news organizations sued the Trump administration over its decision to ban journalists from the White House.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiSep 24, 2026
Multiple tier-1 and tier-2 sources (Reuters, AP, NPR, NYT, Jurist) report that CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration on September 21, 2026 over its ban of their journalists from the White House, which matches the claim as of the posting date.
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… But the other journalist, a Washington correspondent for The Nation, by the name of Robert Sherill, kept fighting, and the appeals court reached the same conclusion: the White House could not arbitrarily deny those press passes. And today, that case, that precedent, often shorthanded as the Sherill precedent, came up in a D c. Court after three news organizations, including this one, sued the Trump administration over its decision to ban our journalists from the White House. And it was not the only precedent that came up, because you don't have to reach all the way back to pie throwing pornography banning days of 19 seventies to understand why the Trump administration is in the wrong here. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued President Trump and his administration on September 21, 2026 for banning them from White House grounds, alleging First Amendment violations.[1]
Supports. AP reports that CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration after they were barred from covering the White House, calling the selective ban a blatant violation of the First Amendment.[2]
Supports. NYT and NPR independently report the same three-outlet lawsuit against the White House ban, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.[3][4]
Context. Later coverage notes a federal judge extended an order blocking enforcement of the ban while the case proceeds, which does not change the September 2026 fact of the lawsuit.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump, challenging White ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2News outlets sue Trump over lost White House access, citing 'blatant violation' of First Amendmentapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3CNN, Politico and MSNOW Sue Trump After White House ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump after beingnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 56 citizens sue Trump over media ban, saying it deprives ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Citizens say Trump's media ban violates First Amendment in lawsuitrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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