Legal scholar discusses the implications of Trump's ban on 3 major media outlets

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published September 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks legal scholar and Georgetown professor Stephen Vladeck about the First Amendment implications of President Trump's White House ban on certain media outlets.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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