This is the correct ruling. While aggravating, this is not something we want a court telling a Governor which reporters they should provide access to.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the group’s writers from press briefings.
The justices acted without comment Monday, leaving in place lower court rulings that said the decision is legal.
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy filed the lawsuit in 2019 alleging that Evers, a Democrat, violated its staffers’ constitutional rights to free speech, freedom of the press and equal access.
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The appeals court ruled that Evers’ media-access criteria was reasonable and he was under no obligation to grant access for every news outlet to every news conference.
MacIver had argued that Evers was excluding its staffers and violating their free speech rights because they are conservatives. Evers said they were excluded because they are not principally a news gathering operation and they are not neutral.
I disagree. If a president or other politicians cannot Blick someone from following or commenting on the politicians social media site, then the media should not be restricted from a news conference, no matter how small or relevant or political belief.
Should be blocked from social media.
If neutrality were a true criterium, there would be less than 3 reporters at every news conference. I don’t think neutral means what Ever’s thinks it means…