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Six citizens sue Trump over the media ban, saying it deprives them of news

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First reported on Monday 26 October 2026 at 10:49 EDT by The Philadelphia Inquirer·Latest article on Monday 26 October 2026 at 15:36 EDT

Summary

Six citizens have sued President Donald Trump, saying the media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported on Monday 26 October, the Inquirer writing that the new lawsuit against Trump's media ban stakes a claim for the public itself. In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between Trump and media outlets whose reporting Trump dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged, citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs, PBS NewsHour reported. One of the six plaintiffs is the editor-in-chief of the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper, according to the Inquirer.

Latest: Six citizens sued President Donald Trump, saying the media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported, one of the plaintiffs being the editor-in-chief of the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper, according to the Inquirer.

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How it unfolded

  1. Monday 26 October

    Six citizens sued President Donald Trump, saying the media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported, one of the plaintiffs being the editor-in-chief of the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper, according to the Inquirer.