CNN sues Trump administration over ban of journalist Jim Acosta

CNN filed a lawsuit Tuesday against US President Donald Trump and others in his administration, requesting that chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s access be restored.

The lawsuit makes claims under the First and Fifth Amendments along with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

In the First Amendment claim, CNN points out that the president’s dislike for Acosta is not sufficient to restrict his First Amendment rights to question the president at press events. “The sole justification for Defendants’ conduct is their dislike for Plaintiffs’ coverage of the administration and critique of the President. But that is insufficient to justify such a substantial restriction on Plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights.”

CNN also claims the Trump administration revoked Acosta’s credentials without the due process guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment.

Under the APA, CNN alleges that the Trump administration’s revocation of Acosta’s credentials was “arbitrary and capricious.”

Source: jurist.org (13/11/2018).