Associated Press (AP) Filed a case Against Taylor Budovic (White House Deputy Chief of Staff), Karolin Levitt (White House Press Secretary), and Susan Wheels (White House Chief of Staff), claiming to ban your presence in White House incidents There is a violation of American constitutional amendments.
Last week, AP was banned indefinitely by the Trump administration Because the Global News Outlets refused to change their style guide recommendations for naming for the body body south of Texas. AP says that both its journalists and photo journalists have been banned as a result.
“The White House has ordered the Associated Press to use some words in its coverage or faces uncertain refusal of access. Press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their words and are not vengerated by the government. The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech. Such government control and vengeance is a threat to every American freedom to stand up, ”The lawsuit reads the case filed in the District Court of Columbia district.
“Aaj Tak, AP correspondents and photographers are not only open to the pool members from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other places, but also banned for a large group of journalists with White House Press Credentials.”
The United States officially converted its naming conference for this water body into a Gulf of America, but countries where AP operates does not believe this change and know it as a Gulf of Mexico. . The AP accepts the name change in the United States, but, given that the US is in a minority, it has not unilaterally changed its style guide recommendations. Trump administration has its specialty As “commitment to misinformation”. AP argues that it is a violation of its rights of editorial freedom, which is guaranteed by the US Constitution, which is only to prevent the Executive Branch to prevent journalists to report news to report news using the language approved by the government. Is designed.
The AP, formed in 1846, was a member of the White House Press Corps as it was built 100 years ago and argues that one of the most reliable forms in the world, as news, excludes it to prevent the public from providing important information to the public. Is .
It has been alleged in the trial that the action against it also violates the first amendment along with the fixed process segment of fifth amendment. AP cites the decision of a former DC Circuit Court, stating that journalists have “first amendment interest” in access to the White House, which “undoubtedly worthy of freedom, which is a law under the fifth amendment Can not be denied without proper procedure. ” It says that the example has already made it clear that refusal to reach the events of the White House Press “” Based on the content of the journalist’s speech “” is prohibited under the first amendment. ”
“On driving here from the White House, I really came to know that I have been sued by Associated Press,” Levit Where did you say today In response to the filing of the trial.
“So we will see them in court. We feel that we are in authority in this situation and I said in my first briefing in the podium: We are going to make sure that every single day there is truth and accuracy in that White House. ,
“It is always a very difficult decision for a news organization to file a lawsuit against a regular covered unit. Sadly, despite the unsuccessful efforts of so many other press organizations and back-channel conversations, the White House was urged to prevent AP reporters and photographers from reaching the Oval Office and Air Force One, clearly unconstitutional Reverse the tasks, AP was left with no. Compared to taking judicial relief, “Mickey H. Ostercher, General Council of National Press Photographs Association (NPPA) tells Petpixel,
NPPA was one of more than 40 journalist-supportive groups Posted a letter today condemning the behavior of Trump administration,
“One of the most important things to remember is that the AP is not suit the White House so much for itself, but to maintain the right to the first amendment of the public, what their government is doing.”
