Judge orders White House to temporarily restore access for three banned news outlets

A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately restore press access for three news outlets barred by President Donald Trump's media ban.

• US District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered CNN, MS NOW and Politico's White House access restored under a 14-day temporary restraining order.
• The three outlets sued the administration on Monday, arguing the ban violated First Amendment press protections and their due process rights.
• Kelly said the outlets were "likely to succeed" in showing the White House failed to provide adequate due process, rejecting national security justifications as lacking factual support.
• A coalition including the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Reuters, the Washington Post and Fox News filed a brief supporting the outlets.
• Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump nominee, ordered the temporary restoration of press access for the three outlets.
• The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the judge's ruling.
• The outlets' lawyer welcomed the ruling as a vindication of the rule of law and due process.
• The White House continued to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from entering on Thursday despite the court order.
• Lawyers for the outlets requested an emergency court hearing, saying the White House 'repeatedly violated' the order.