The Trump administration had imposed limits on the Associated Press reporters after the news organization refused to adopt the “Gulf of America” terminology.

WASHINGTON >> A U.S. judge today ordered President Donald Trump’s White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press over the news agency’s decision to continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage.

The D.C. Circuit upheld a federal court’s ruling in favor of the White House and against Cameroonian journalist Simon Ateba, who challenged the White House press office’s credentialing process. The White House did not violate the reporter’s First Amendment by relying on the Senate Daily Press Gallery committee to give out “hard passes,

The Trump administration says it will appeal a federal court decision that ordered it to readmit Associated Press journalists to White House events on First Amendment grounds

On Tuesday, a federal judge (appointed by Donald Trump, for what it’s worth) ruled against the current administration in favor of The Associated Press. The AP was banned from presidential events in February over the outlet’s decision to continue calling the U.