Trump defies court order to stop blacklisting journalists — ApsnyNews World News

In February, Trump barred AP from most presidential events after the news agency refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’ in its reporting. Trump officially renamed the gulf in January.

“As a global news agency that disseminates information worldwide, the AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences,” the outlet said at the time.

Last week, a federal court in Washington, DC, ruled that the ban violates the First Amendment. “Under the First Amendment, if the government opens its doors to some journalists –be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere –it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints,” Judge Trevor N. McFadden wrote. The White House is appealing the ruling.