White House 'repeatedly violated' court order to restore press access, say media outlets

MS Now reported that its White House reporter Laura Barrón-López and a producer were barred and had their passes taken, but another MS Now producer was allowed in.The White House is yet to comment on the ruling, and lawyers acting for the president may take further legal action.Trump first announced last Friday he was barring the three major US media outlets - CNN, MS Now and Politico - from the White House, accusing them of writing "fiction or lies" about his administration. By Saturday morning, each outlet reported that they were denied entry to the White House grounds and that their press badges were confiscated. All three outlets spoke out against the ban, accusing the Trump administration of violating their constitutional rights. In a joint statement on Monday, they said they were pursuing legal action to "defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports".Most other major media outlets have stood behind the three outlets in their fight against Trump's ban, with TV networks including Fox News, NBC, CBS and ABC suspending their televised coverage of the White House in solidarity. And more than 50 media organisations across the ideological spectrum filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit, including Fox News, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.