Trump administration in court docket over AP lawsuit on White Home entry

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal choose was listening to arguments Monday afternoon in The Related Press’ lawsuit towards three employees members of President Donald Trump, whose administration has barred the information company from presidential occasions.

The AP is showing in federal court docket in Washington over its emergency movement to undo the administration’s transfer to close its journalists out of the Oval Workplace, Air Pressure One and different areas the place the outlet has lengthy operated as a part of the White Home press pool.

The dispute stems from the information company’s refusal to adapt to Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” The AP says it’s adhering to the “Gulf of Mexico” terminology as a result of its viewers is international and the waters usually are not solely in U.S. territory, however it’s acknowledging Trump’s rechristening as nicely.

AP says the problem strikes on the very core of the U.S. Structure’s First Modification, which bars the federal government from punishing speech. The White Home says entry to the president is a privilege, not a proper.

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