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   a good day for press freedom to All   
   Welcome back, Jim Acosta   
   16 Nov 18 11:38:57   
   
   From: januarybaybee@gmail.com   
      
   Learn this, Trump:   
      
   You are not a King and the White House is not your castle.     
      
   The White House belongs to the American people and you are a temporary tenant.   
      
   You are not the employer; we are.  You are an employee and you can be FIRED.   
      
   See 2020 for proof of the last point.   
                                                      ________________________   
      
   This decision is all the sweeter knowing that federal judge Timothy J. Kelly   
   was nominated by Donald J. Trump   ;-}   
                                                      ________________________   
      
   12:52 PM ET, Fri November 16, 2018   
      
   Judge orders White House to return Jim Acosta's press pass   
      
   (CNN)  CNN's Jim Acosta will return to his post at the White House on Friday   
   following a court ruling that forced the Trump administration to reinstate his   
   press pass.   
      
   The ruling by federal judge Timothy J. Kelly was an initial victory for CNN in   
   its lawsuit against President Trump and several top aides. The suit alleges   
   that CNN and Acosta's First and Fifth Amendment rights were violated by last   
   week's suspension of    
   his press pass.   
      
   Kelly did not rule on the underlying case on Friday. But he granted CNN's   
   request for a temporary restraining order on Fifth Amendment grounds. And he   
   said he believes that CNN and Acosta are likely to prevail in the case overall.   
      
   "Let's get back to work," Acosta said in brief comments outside the courthouse.   
      
   The White House said it would follow the court order and "temporarily   
   reinstate the reporter's hard pass."   
      
   Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, one of the six defendants in the case, did not   
   specify whether the administration would continue to fight the lawsuit in   
   court. But she said "we will also further develop rules and processes to   
   ensure fair and orderly press    
   conferences in the future. There must be decorum at the White House."   
      
   If the White House does not move to settle the case, a legal battle may   
   continue for months.   
      
   Kelly read his written opinion from the bench for nearly 20 minutes Friday   
   morning. He sided with CNN on the basis of the suit's Fifth Amendment claims,   
   saying the White House did not provide Acosta with the due process required to   
   legally revoke his    
   press pass.   
      
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