(CNN) — A federal appeals court will allow the White House to exclude the Associated Press from access to the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago and Air Force One if it chooses, according to a new court order in the ongoing legal battle over press access.

The decision hangs on a court finding that some White House spaces are not open to the broader public or large groups of press, and so the White House can choose which journalists it chooses to admit.

A lower court judge previously blocked the administration from excluding the Associated Press.

The appeals court’s decision is a further blow to the AP’s attempts to preserve long-standing norms governing press access and the free flow of information from the White House.

It’s a victory for President Donald Trump, who posted on Truth Social abou

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