White House Access Limits Could Cover Easter Egg Roll, DOJ Says
Children participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 21.
Photographer: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Justice Department argued in court for more expansive executive power to limit White House access based on political expression, including for events historically open to the general public such as tours or the annual Easter egg roll.
A federal appeals court in Washington on Monday heard the latest round of a months-long fight over whether White House officials can limit access for Associated Press journalists based on the outlet’s editorial decisions — chiefly, not using “Gulf of America” terminology as the administration prefers.