When you see that the Trump White House has revoked the press passes for correspondents of MSNOW, CNN, and Politico, it is understandable if you feel like the news is in reruns. Back in 2018, the Trump White House revoked the press pass of then-CNN employee Jim Acosta. CNN went to court to challenge the decision, and Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled:

[The 1977 case Sherrill v. Knight ] explicitly recognizes the President’s right to engage with whomever he pleases. Certainly, he need not ever call on Mr. Acosta again. But under Sherrill, as I read it, the government must provide Mr. Acosta due process if it is to revoke his hard pass. Accordingly, the likelihood that the plaintiffs succeed on the First — on the Fifth Amendment claim hinges on whether the government provided adequate due process to Mr. Acosta. The court in Sherrill held that this process must include notice, an opportunity to rebut the government’s reasons and a written decision. … The Government also made the point that there is case law for the proposition that the public doesn’t have a general First Amendment right to enter the White House grounds. I have no quarrel with that at all, but Sherrill holds that once the White House opens a portion of it up to reporters for their use, some kind of First Amendment liberty interest protected by a due process right is created, and I simply have no choice but to apply that........

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