*whispers*
judge contreras' decision to give back @BrianKarem's hard pass was right on the law
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It's a DC Circuit case, so it is binding authority
It says reporters have a first amendment interest in press passes, which triggers fifth amendment due process protections if they are to be taken away
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I.e. you can't have some vague standard like "security reasons," needs to be clear and provide notice
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This was the letter they wrote after trying and failing to suspend @Acosta's press pass
But because the Rose Garden event wasn't a press conference, the Acosta letter didn't apply
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Without a clear standard there's no due process, so the WH can't revoke his pass
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Looking for who to blame?
Blame the White House lawyers who did a poor job drafting the Acosta letter
Judge Contreras didn't do anything more than apply pretty simple, binding precedent to the facts
FIN