FIRE(@TheFIREorg):Court orders are not optional. The law requires all Americans to abide by court rulings, regardless of whether they disagree with the ruling. Refusal to abide by a court ruling has a name: contempt. And contempt has clear consequences. Judge Kelly explicitly ordered the Trump administration to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s “hard pass” credentials to the White House. Refusing to abide by Judge Kelly's clear order would be a dangerous escalation and an affront to the rule of law.

2026.09.24 13:54

Court orders are not optional. The law requires all Americans to abide by court rulings, regardless of whether they disagree with the ruling. Refusal to abide by a court ruling has a name: contempt. And contempt has clear consequences. Judge Kelly explicitly ordered the Trump administration to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s “hard pass” credentials to the White House. Refusing to abide by Judge Kelly's clear order would be a dangerous escalation and an affront to the rule of law.

Brian Stelter@brianstelter

2026.09.24 13:16

At 1am ET, a judge ordered the Trump admin to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. As of 9am, CNN correspondent @betsy_klein has still not been allowed back to her workspace at the WH. "It appears that the White House may be in defiance of this court order..."