In a Washington courtroom, a federal judge weighed whether a president may silence the press by revoking credentials before the rules are even written — a question that reaches back to the Constitution's oldest promises about fairness and notice. Judge Timothy Kelly, presiding over suits brought by CNN, MSNBC, and Politico, signaled that the White House's ban on these outlets may have bypassed the due process protections courts established decades ago. The case arrives at a moment when the practical consequences are already visible: with no major television network covering the president's mov