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11/16/18
USA - First Amendment: Washington, D.C. Judge has ordered the White House to immediately restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials
A victory for Freedom of Speech
A judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered the White House to immediately restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials.
US District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, announced the decision Friday. The White House revoked Acosta’s credentials after he and Trump tangled during a press conference last week.
First Amendment of the US Constituation - Religion and Expression. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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