Weekend Edition | Lawsuit filed over denial of press credentials to journalists by WA House

(The Center Square) - A lawsuit has been filed by the Citizens Action Defense Fund against the Washington state House and other entities for the denial of press credentials to several independent journalists, which the suit claims violates their First Amendment rights. Last year, the Capitol Correspondents Association, one of the defendants in the lawsuit, handed its press credentialing authority to the state Legislature after decades of overseeing that role. To obtain a House press pass, an individual has to apply by filling out an online form. Media credentials allow individuals to attend media availability press conferences as well as access areas of the state Capitol not otherwise open to the public. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.