Aaron Terr

“The First Amendment is designed to prevent exactly that type of government control over the flow of information in a free society,”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr noted the First Amendment is designed to prevent government control over the flow of information.

“The First Amendment guarantees that reporters are free to cover the news in a way that they think is best, and it's up to the American public to hear what they have to say and decide whether or not to trust them and their coverage of the government and other issues in our society.”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr said the First Amendment guarantees reporters' freedom to cover news as they see fit, with the public deciding whether to trust them.

“It's a broader First Amendment principle that the government cannot retaliate against Americans for protected speech, and that includes revoking news outlets' access to a space open to the press just because the president doesn't like the actual or perceived slant of their report.”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr argued that revoking press access over perceived coverage slant violates a broader First Amendment principle against government retaliation.

“So that means the administration can't ban reporters from the White House grounds just because it doesn't like their point of view or thinks their coverage is too negative or critical, and the president in his statements has been crystal clear that this was the exact reason that he banned CNN, MSN, and ... Politico from the entire White House grounds.”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr argued the administration cannot ban reporters for viewpoint reasons and said Trump was clear about his motivations.

“I think the Trump administration will not fare well in court because its action here is blatantly unconstitutional,”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr predicted the Trump administration would lose in court over its ban of three media outlets from the White House.

“There's settled precedent that when the White House opens its doors to the press, which it has done, the First Amendment walks in too,”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr cited settled precedent that press access to the White House carries First Amendment protections.

“The principle here is that once the government provides access, it then can't condition that access on whether you're expressing a viewpoint that the government agrees with,”

Aaron Terr · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21

Terr explained that once the government provides press access, it cannot condition that access on viewpoint agreement.