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Judge postpones decision in CNN lawsuit over Jim Acosta's press pass
CNN Business ^ | November 15, 2018 | Brian Stelter

Posted on 11/15/2018 11:01:00 AM PST by jazusamo

(CNN)Lawyers for CNN and the Trump administration are awaiting an initial ruling on the network's federal lawsuit over press access to the White House.

And they're going to have to wait a little while longer. Judge Timothy J. Kelly heard nearly two hours of oral arguments about CNN's request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on Wednesday. Then he said court would reconvene Thursday at 3 p.m.

But on Thursday afternoon, he rescheduled the next hearing for Friday at 10 a.m.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acosta; cnnlawsuit; judgekelly; trump
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To: jazusamo

But I guess it’s ok to kick out a reporter whose question you don’t like, like Obama did.

https://youtu.be/IiNYK0CexJI


61 posted on 11/15/2018 12:28:35 PM PST by Mare
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To: dp0622

WHAT’S THERE TO THINK ABOUT!??!?

Sorry.
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He’s (the Liberal judge) looking at the Neiman Marcus catalog to decide what to ask Soros and Clinton for...


62 posted on 11/15/2018 12:40:20 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (No provisional ballots allowed; ever notice there have never been Republican ballots found?)
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To: jazusamo

Thorney issue about censoring “content”. White HOuse lawyers must emphasis the assaultive and brash “behavior”. Can’t let the Judge go off on Acosta was banned because of what he said. Must be on disruptive behavior and not his rudeness or accusative questions.

Can’t say he broke rules (e.g. one question, one follow up) because these rules are not written down and have not been agreed to by the WH correspondents association which seems to run part of the show


63 posted on 11/15/2018 12:51:30 PM PST by shalom aleichem (Fire Rod and Mueller and any other rat or snake. Shutter the press room.)
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To: M Kehoe

I agree. If any judge rules that Acosta and/or CNN have “rights”, the precedent will be set for all of us to demand our rights to be anywhere, any time we want. If we decide to be rude to police officers, we can use this as a precedent, that they are “not the boss of us”... etc.

We can only hope that the judge will consider these possible future problems.


64 posted on 11/15/2018 1:00:53 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: cymbeline

What would happen if Acosta as a journalist showed up at a city council or county commissioner meeting anywhere that was open to the public, asked questions, but would not sit down and shut up when told to do so as the council or board wanted to move on to the next questioner? He would be removed by security, that’s what, and might be banned from attending such meetings for a period of time. Why does he think he has a right to disrupt or hijack White House proceedings?


65 posted on 11/15/2018 1:29:24 PM PST by Cecily
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To: jazusamo

Judges have the easiest schedules, they probably work 3-5 hours a day. I’ve been on juries that lasted 2 weeks that should have lasted 2 days. Constant breaks and canceled days...yeah, I know they have lots to do in closed chambers, but this is an example of a no brainer case. The President can’t decide who is allowed into his press conference? Ridiculous. I have as much “right” to be there as Jim Acosta, i.e. none. It is a privilege, not a right.


66 posted on 11/15/2018 1:31:47 PM PST by Mozzafiato
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To: dp0622

But Jim’s accusations won’t be answered to his satisfaction???


67 posted on 11/15/2018 1:32:40 PM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: jazusamo

What, is he going to take a poll?


68 posted on 11/15/2018 1:33:35 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Buckeye McFrog
In all seriousness what concerns me is that a pro-CNN court ruling that stands will create an “official” media.

IMO, that's what this really all about. They've been pushing a "reporter's privilege" for ages. See Branzburg v Hayes.

69 posted on 11/15/2018 1:34:17 PM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: jazusamo

Where does Jim Acosta live?

Phone number?


70 posted on 11/15/2018 1:34:28 PM PST by bert ((KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Invade Honduras. Provide a military government)
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To: vigilence

Trump should just not hold scgdduled press conferences or briefings.


I posted yesterday that Trump should announce that the press conferences and briefings will now mirror those held by Obama. I understand that he and his people had extremely few of them. Just say, “I’ll do what Obama did.” How can they argue with that?


71 posted on 11/15/2018 1:35:12 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Nothing great was ever done in a Comfort Zone.)
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To: jazusamo

Wonder how much money is flowing around this case ???


72 posted on 11/15/2018 1:54:07 PM PST by no-to-illegals (..There is no difference between liberals/rinos/moslems/illegals/lamestream media ...)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That doesn’t make sense.

The pass was issued by The White House, just like the microphone was.


73 posted on 11/15/2018 2:16:40 PM PST by Califreak (Take Me Back To Constantinople)
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To: Leep

“...If this dim activist gets back his credentials ...what does it mean..Trump must put up with any amount of questioning?
Or, waste everyone’s time by forcing Trump to repeatedly tell rude reporters to sit down and shut up?....”
Is the WH “legally obligated” to hold press conferences? I don’t believe it is. Just quit having em and put out written press releases along with using social media to get the word out. Just bypass the whole damn bunch of em for awhile and let em police their own.


74 posted on 11/15/2018 2:42:31 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
If they rule that way Alex Jones should demand one. That should tie our entire Federal court system in knots for the next thirteen years.

He has just as much right to one as CNN.

75 posted on 11/15/2018 2:47:18 PM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: Califreak

While I agree with you that it doesn’t make sense, that is one of CNN’s legal arguments, as I understand it.

Their suit is on First and Fifth Amendment grounds. Part of the Fifth is a requirement for due process in before deprivation of property by the government.


76 posted on 11/15/2018 2:56:30 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine ("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: dp0622

Yes makes me nervous. I just hope Trump just stops the briefings altogether. Sit in his oval office with a camera and talks directly to CSPAN.


77 posted on 11/15/2018 2:59:32 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That’s still a heck of a stretch though.


78 posted on 11/15/2018 2:59:35 PM PST by Califreak (Take Me Back To Constantinople)
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To: cymbeline

Trump should invite Alex Jones to the press briefing room.


79 posted on 11/15/2018 3:00:31 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Califreak

Sure is.


80 posted on 11/15/2018 3:04:36 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine ("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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