A federal judge ruled against the White House and ordered President Trump and Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham to immediately restore the press credentials of Playboy columnist Brian Karem
"Karem has shown that even the temporary suspension of his pass inflicts irreparable harm on his First Amendment rights," US District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras wrote in his opinion.Karem's attorney, Ted Boutrous, told CNN he was"very pleased" with the court's decision.
" But, she wrote,"Taking no action, on the other hand, would be insufficient."Karem is the second reporter who has had his hard pass suspended by the Trump administration. Last year the White House without warning revoked the hard pass of Jim Acosta, CNN's chief White House correspondent.CNN took the White House to court. A key argument was that the White House had violated Acosta's due process rights when it revoked his access without warning.
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