The Associated Press says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case insisting the AP refer to the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," in accordance with an executive order signed by the president last month.

The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials after being barred from some White House events and spaces, citing a violation of First and Fifth Amendment rights. The lawsuit — filed in federal district court in Washington — comes after nearly two weeks of the White House punishing the AP for not changing its guidelines on the Gulf of Mexico — which President Donald Trump renamed the “Gulf of America.