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Judge blocks Trump from enforcing White House press ban on three outlets

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  • A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must keep granting White House press credentials to CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters while the outlets' lawsuit proceeds.
  • Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, granted the outlets' request for a preliminary injunction and said they were likely to succeed on claims their hard passes were revoked without Fifth Amendment due process.
  • Kelly said the outlets were likely to succeed on claims the White House "retaliated against them for exercising their First Amendment rights and discriminated against them based on their viewpoint."
  • The judge wrote that "there is just about no evidence in the record to explain or justify the 'ban' from a national security perspective," and described the Justice Department's later invocation of national security as "those magic words."
 2026-10-14 · 3 MIN READ

Federal court overturns Plibersek's order blocking NSW goldmine

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  • The Federal Court has overturned a protection order issued by former environment minister Tanya Plibersek under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.
  • Justice James Stellios ruled on Wednesday the 2024 order was invalid; the court's written reasons will be published on Friday.
  • The order had blocked Regis Resources from building a tailings dam in the headwaters of the Belubula River, which the company said would have made its McPhillamys gold project unviable.
  • The Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation had asked the minister to protect the river's headwaters and springs as a site central to creation stories.
  • Regis Resources said it anticipated current environment minister Murray Watt will be required to redetermine the protection order application.
 2026-10-14 · 3 MIN READ
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