CNN VS Trump-the first major test of press freedom

After this, the white house took away the pass that gave Mr. Acosta access to the White House.

CNN sued the Trump administration on behalf of reporter Jim Acosta on Tuesday. The suit names CNN and Acosta as plaintiffs. Trump, Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine, Sanders and the U.S. Secret Service are named as defendants. It alleges a violation of the First Amendment, a violation of the Fifth Amendment, which guarantees due process in government actions, and a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. It asks for the immediate restoration of Acosta’s credential, or restoration pending a hearing before a “neutral” arbiter.

Supporters of CNN, including news organizations like The Associated Press, Fox News and The New York Times, said stripping a correspondent’s credentials entered the realm of retaliation and posed a threat to basic press freedoms.

On Friday, Judge Timothy J. Kelly of United States District Court in Washington ruled that the White House had behaved inappropriately in stripping Mr. Acosta of his press badge, and ordered the Trump administration to restore the press credentials of Jim Acosta of CNN.

Soon after the ruling, Mr. Trump said the White House would tighten its rules for how journalists must comport themselves at the White House.