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White House Says Access Is a 'Privilege' in Court Filing Defending Media Ban

52 points · 43 comments · whack

dataflow · 1790205308 · focus · HN ↗
I feel like this they're deliberately framing it this way to lay a trap for the courts, because accepting this framing doesn't really seem to leave a whole lot of legal wiggle room. After all, legally speaking, what is it exactly, if not a privilege? If it's a right, then basically any citizen should be allowed in, subject to fair/non-discriminatory constraints, like capacity... is/should that be the case? If it's neither then what is it?
1. bradleyjg · 1790206955 · focus · HN ↗
  > because accepting this framing doesn't really seem to leave a whole lot of legal wiggle room.
  No, it’s not a problem. The government can’t grant or withdraw a privilege for impermissible reasons.

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