A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Trump administration and temporarily overturned a previous ruling from a Trump-appointed judge.

President Donald Trump had banned access to the AP after the news outlet refused to follow his executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The AP filed a lawsuit for access to be returned, on the basis that the action violated First Amendment free speech rights.

'We’re going to keep them out until such time that they agree that it’s the Gulf of America.'

"We grant in part the government's motion for a stay pending appeal. The White House is likely to succeed on the merits because these restricted presidential spaces are not First Amendment fora opened for private speech and discussion," the ruling read.

"The White Hou

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