The Associated Press has taken legal action against the Trump administration after being denied access to White House events, stemming from a refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. AP reporters were barred from Oval Office briefings and subsequent travel on Air Force One. The suit contends that this action infringes on the AP's First Amendment rights, arguing that the press should be able to choose its words without government retaliation and states that such censorship challenges the core principles of editorial independence.
"The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists."
"...the AP's First Amendment rights were being violated: The suit argued the AP’s case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech..."
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