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Reporter Akayla Gardner reports near the White House after being denied entry following President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, Sept. 19, 2026. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

September 24, 2026

How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court

Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

A judge has sided with the three news organizations President Donald Trump barred from the White House – for now.

September 23, 2026

Trump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracy

Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University

Amid the outrage over Trump’s latest ban, it’s important to remember why good journalism is vital to democracy.

MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner prepares to report from a street corner outside the White House grounds after being denied entry on Sept. 19, 2026. Graeme Sloan/Getty Images

September 21, 2026

When presidents ban journalists from the White House, the First Amendment is not the only constitutional right at stake

Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

When President Trump barred three news organizations from the White House, a lawsuit followed. In it, the news outlets invoked their Fifth and First amendments rights.

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