Trump administration appeals ruling that restored CNN, Politico, MS NOW access
The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a judge's order that lets CNN, Politico and MS NOW keep their White House access. The appeal goes to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. It came less than a day after Judge Timothy Kelly issued the order.
The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a notice of appeal against a federal judge's order that lets reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico keep their access to the White House, CNBC, Deadline and Bloomberg Law reported.
The appeal goes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, CNBC and Deadline reported.
It came less than a day after U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction late Tuesday, CNBC reported. The Washington Times also reported that the notice was filed less than a day after the ruling.
The injunction blocks the government from enforcing President Donald Trump's ban for the duration of the legal fight, Bloomberg Law reported. Deadline said a preliminary injunction typically stays in force until a trial, or until an appeals court rules otherwise.
The injunction replaced a temporary restraining order Kelly had issued earlier, CNBC said. Deadline reported that Kelly issued his latest ruling about 90 minutes before that order was set to expire.
Kelly found that the outlets were likely to win their claims that the ban violated the First Amendment, CNBC and Bloomberg Law reported. "Simply put, that is unlawful viewpoint discrimination," Kelly wrote, according to CNBC.
The White House criticized the ruling. A White House official called it "misguided," Deadline reported. "The Fake News has no place demanding a spot in the President's Oval Office," the official said, according to Deadline. "They're completely capable of reporting from directly outside." MS NOW, one of the three outlets suing, said the White House announced the appeal Wednesday.
The lawsuit names Trump, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Secret Service Director Sean Curran and White House communications director Steven Cheung, CNBC reported.
Trump is represented by lawyers in the Justice Department's civil division, Deadline said. Trump announced the ban in a social media post on Sept. 18.
What we know: The administration has formally appealed Kelly's injunction to the D.C. Circuit.
What we don't: Whether the government will ask the appeals court to pause the order while it decides.
Where outlets agree CNBC, Deadline and Bloomberg Law all report that the Justice Department filed a notice of appeal Wednesday against Kelly's preliminary injunction.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.