Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration likely violated the reporter’s Fifth Amendment rights when it stripped his press credentials earlier this month.
- Acosta will be allowed to return to the White House on Friday.
- The judge described the ruling as narrow, and didn’t rule one way or the other on violations of the First Amendment.
- The case is still open, and the administration may choose to appeal the ruling.
A federal judge has ordered the White House to reinstate the press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, marking a legal victory for the network and the many media organizations that backed it.
On Tuesday, CNN filed a lawsuit alleging that the Trump administration had violated Acosta’s First and Fifth Amendment rights when it revoked a Secret Service “hard pass” from the reporter. Today, Judge Timothy J. Kelly of Federal District Court in Washington ruled that the administration had likely violated Acosta’s due process rights in revoking the hard pass. Acosta is expected to return to the White House for his usual coverage Friday night.
Still, it’s a narrow and temporary ruling, the judge said, and the lawsuit remains active.
“I want to emphasize the very limited nature of this ruling,” Kelly…
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