It's not an activist judge, come on. He was a Trump appointee. His hands were tied by existing precedent.
This is just the law. It is good law that journalists be given notice, opportunity to rebut, and a written decision when press passes are denied or revoked. That is the due process that is required. Maybe Trump would've even had sufficient grounds to deny Acosta a press pass. In my personal opinion, I think probably not. But the administration undoubtedly did not follow the proper protocol to deny him one.
This is just the law. It is good law that journalists be given notice, opportunity to rebut, and a written decision when press passes are denied or revoked. That is the due process that is required. Maybe Trump would've even had sufficient grounds to deny Acosta a press pass. In my personal opinion, I think probably not. But the administration undoubtedly did not follow the proper protocol to deny him one.
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