New: The Justice Department has submitted its notice of appeal in the White House media ban case brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico. www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823...
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@scottnover.bsky.social@scottnover.bsky.socialUpdate: The White House called the ruling "misguided" and said the government plans to appeal. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@scottnover.bsky.socialNEW: Judge deals another blow to Trump’s White House media bans, granting preliminary injunction sought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico
@scottnover.bsky.socialBreaking: Judge grants preliminary injunction in CNN, MS NOW and Politico's case against the White House, dealing another blow to Donald Trump's attempted bans of the outlets.
@scottnover.bsky.socialI do!
@scottnover.bsky.socialNew: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. There’s no evidence she was admitted to practice law in the United States, and legal experts say foreign citizens cannot take the bar in China.
My deep dive:
washingtonpost.comKatie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren’t sure.There’s no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States.
@scottnover.bsky.socialUpdate: The judge set a status conference for tomorrow morning to discuss whether the government violated the TRO by airing Trump ads for hours after the court-mandated deadline passed.
@scottnover.bsky.socialUPDATE: The Justice Department apologized to the court and the plaintiffs, saying that it emailed DHS lawyers but they didn't see the message until the morning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
@scottnover.bsky.socialRead our reporting here: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
@scottnover.bsky.socialNEW: The plaintiffs fighting against the Trump administration's campaign-style ads filed a notice with the court alerting it to The Washington Post's reporting earlier today, which revealed the government ran ads many hours after the Sunday evening deadline imposed by the judge.
@scottnover.bsky.socialUpdate: The White House said that DHS didn't receive the notice in time to cancel the ad buys, and said they will be paid for by outside groups in the future.
@scottnover.bsky.socialNEW: Trump blew past the deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads.
@scottnover.bsky.socialThe Justice Department probe into TV networks rests on thin legal grounds, legal experts say
@scottnover.bsky.socialHe shares a name with a Cornell rape suspect. Strangers started hunting him down.
@scottnover.bsky.socialThe Justice Department is investigating five TV networks over White House pool coverage
@scottnover.bsky.socialThe close the loop: The judge extended the TRO until Tuesday, when he expects to rule on the PI. (Just a logistical thing.) He seemed to reiterate that he's bound be precedent in the circuit.
@scottnover.bsky.socialHappening now: U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly hears arguments in the White House media ban case. Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico are asking the judge to convert issue a preliminary injunction, extending the order that prevented these bans from taking effect.
@scottnover.bsky.socialThe media deal everyone has been watching is done: Meet Skydance, the David Ellison-run parent company of Warner Bros., Paramount, HBO, CNN and CBS. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@scottnover.bsky.socialUPDATE: After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation. Each of those outlets declined to step in.
washingtonpost.comWhite House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacementPresident Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.
@scottnover.bsky.socialNew: After preventing CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One late last month, the White House has now blocked Politico from doing the same for Trump's trip to Nebraska later today. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...