MS NOW, CNN and Politico have said they are suing the Trump Administration to protect their First Amendment rights after President Donald Trump's announcement that he would ban the news outlets from the White House.
The three news organisations said they had notified the government that they were filing their lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia and could see emergency hearings in the case as soon as this week.
"Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists' credentials because it objected to our reporting. Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public's right to independent journalism free from government interference," they wrote in a joint statement.
The lawsuit aims "to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes," they added.
Representatives for the White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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