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Good morning. The D.C. Circuit will review the merits of the AP’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to restrict its access to news events. Plus, a federal judge will weigh Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood; and Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups is due in court to enter a plea in a criminal case alleging he conspired with organized crime associates to rig underground poker games. Here are some unusual pictures to kick off the holiday week. Let’s dive in.
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The D.C. Circuit will review the merits of a lawsuit filed by the Associated Press challenging the Trump administration’s decision to restrict its access to White House news events. Here’s what to know: |
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The lawsuit stems from a January executive order where President Trump directed federal agencies to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
- The AP sued after the White House restricted its access over its decision not to use "Gulf of America" in its news reports.
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In April, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled that the White House must allow AP journalists to access news events while the lawsuit proceeds. Read that order here.
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In June a divided D.C. Circuit panel temporarily blocked McFadden’s order and allowed the White House to restrict the AP’s access to news events. Read that ruling here. A month later the full D.C. Circuit unanimously denied the AP’s emergency petition, keeping the June ruling in place. Read that order here.
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Today the court will hear oral arguments on the merits of the AP’s lawsuit. Read the AP’s brief here and read the government’s brief here.
- Reuters and the AP both issued statements denouncing the access restrictions, which put wire services in a larger rotation with about 30 other newspaper and print outlets. Other media customers, including local news outlets with no presence in Washington, rely on real-time reports by the wire services of presidential statements, as do global financial markets.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue orders in pending appeals.
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A coalition of Democratic-led states will urge U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston to once again block enforcement of a provision in President Trump's recently enacted tax and spending bill that deprives Planned Parenthood and its members of Medicaid funding.
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Chauncey Billups, an NBA Hall of Fame player and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, is due in Brooklyn federal court to enter a plea in a sprawling criminal case alleging he conspired with organized crime associates to rig underground poker games.
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Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes. |
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"Time is of the essence."
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—U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria during closing arguments in Google’s ad tech antitrust trial on Friday. Brinkema is considering whether to order a breakup of Google’s ad tech business. She asked the DOJ how quickly such a remedy would take effect, bringing up the fact that Google will seek to appeal the case, a move that would likely push any forced sale years down the road. Read more about the closing arguments here.
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Design software company Figma was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court for allegedly misusing its customers' designs to train artificial intelligence models. Read the complaint.
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An Ohio jury found a white police officer not guilty of murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of a pregnant Black woman su
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