“This new policy declares, in clear violation of the Court’s Injunction Order, that ‘ [t]he President retains absolute discretion over access to the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other comparably sensitive spaces,'” the AP’s attorneys, led by Charles Tobin, wrote.

The Associated Press accused aides to President Donald Trump of defying a court order restoring its access to press events in the White House after a judge found the news agency had faced unlawful retaliation.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to restore the Associated Press‘s access to key presidential events, ruling the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by barring the outlet over its refusal to adopt the name Gulf of America,