CNN Lawsuit

Yesterday's temporary restraining order to prevent the federal government from denying reporters' access to the recovery effort of dead bodies in New Orleans is no longer necessary. U.S. District Court Judge Keith Ellison was to hear arguments today for a permanent injunction, but the feds have pulled out and given up their effort to enforce the ban. So far, at least, they haven't lived up to my prediction that they'd deny they ever meant to prevent journalists from covering any part of the recovery, but I still plan to keep an eye out for that talking point.