US court: Trump has the authority to bar media from the White House office

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can use his discretion to bar reporters from the Oval Office, Air Force One and other "restricted areas" of the White House.
The ruling is a favor to the Trump administration in its battle over access rights with the Associated Press.
On the 6th local time, the US Court of Appeals for the Washington DC Circuit ruled 2-1 that the press corps had
The court blocked a lower court decision that allowed the Associated Press to join a "pool group" of reporters covering the president's activities.
In regards to spaces that are more widely open to the press, such as the "Public Spaces" ("Public Spaces"), the court upheld the lower court's decision to maintain AP's access.
Justice Neomi Rao, who wrote the majority opinion, said, "The lower court's ruling did not justify the president's independence and control over his private work space.
"Confined spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One are not First Amendment protected spaces, and the president has no say in who is in charge," he said.
"The Supreme Court has discretion over who can enter the space," he explained. Judge Greg Katjas agreed, and both judges were Trump appointees. Meanwhile, Obama
Judge Nina Pillard, an appointee of the former president, issued a dissenting opinion. The dispute began in February this year when the White House expressed dissatisfaction with the AP's editorial policy and restricted its access to the paper.
At the time, President Trump issued an executive order to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America."
"The Associated Press requested that the title be changed to "American America," but the press did not reflect this in its stylebook.
When Thouse restricted access for reporters and photographers, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
On April 14, a federal district court in Washington ordered the suspension of restrictions on AP's access to the news agency.
The lawsuit could seek a full review by the court or an immediate decision from the Supreme Court.