Trump faces private citizens lawsuit over limiting White House media access

A group of private citizens sued Donald Trump’s administration in federal court in New York over restrictions on media outlets covering the White House. The plaintiffs include a human rights advocate, a media watchdog, a history professor, a teacher, a legal journalist and a student journalist, all of whom say they need independent, diverse reporting for their work. New York City teacher Peter Schmidt-Nowara said the restrictions risk depriving his students of crucial information about their government. The suit follows a federal judge’s ruling that barring journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico was unconstitutional and an order restoring their access, which the administration continues to fight.