The American judge raises the restrictions of the White House on Associated Press

The American judge ordered the Trump administration to regain the arrival of Associated Press to the presidential events after the White House prevented the news agency in a dispute over the term “Gulf of America”.

Provincial judge, Trefor McFaden, said on Tuesday that the administration’s restrictions against AP journalists were “inconsistent with the first amendment”, which guarantees freedom of expression.

The conflict arose when AP refused to adopt the reinsurance of the Bay of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” ​​in its coverage, after an executive order by President Donald Trump.

The ban means that AP was unable to reach press events in the White House as well as Air Force One.

Judge Makfadin, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, also suspended the application of the ruling until Sunday to allow the administration’s lawyer to appeal.

He wrote in his ruling: “The court is simply linked that under the first amendment, if the government opens its doors to some journalists – whether it is to the Oval Office or the Eastern Chamber or anywhere else – these doors cannot be closed to other journalists because of their views.” “The constitution does not require less.”

AP argued that the administration violated the constitutional right of the News Agency to freedom of expression by restricting access due to differences about its language.

In February, the judge refused to avoid their arrival immediately to the presidential events.

After Tuesday’s ruling, a spokeswoman for the Associated Press Lauren Eston said that the agency was “extended by the court’s decision.”

“Today’s ruling confirms the basic right of the press and the public to speak freely without the government’s revenge. This is a guaranteed freedom for all Americans in the constitution of the United States,” she said in a statement.

The ruling was also welcomed by other organizations that criticized the initial restrictions on the AP.

“This is a good and interesting opinion that properly describes the exclusion of the Associated Press from the press group as revenge, based on the view, and unconstitutional,” said Jamel Jafar, CEO at the First Amendment Institute at Colombia.

AP filed a lawsuit against three senior Trump administration officials – journalist Caroline Levitte, Chief of Staff Suzy Wales, and Vice President of Staff Taylor Bododwich – claiming that restrictions are illegal and identified by freedom of the press.

The Trump administration has argued that the Associated Press is not entitled to “special access” to the president.

Soon after taking office in January, the Trump administration issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”, a step that the White House said that the Gulf status “is an integral part of America.”

AP said it would continue to use the term Gulf of Mexico, while recognizing the Trump administration’s efforts to rename it.

In response, the White House restricted the access of AP to the events covered by a “group” of journalists who submit reports to other media.