President Donald Trump is free to bar the Associated Press from some White House media events for now, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday paused a lower court ruling mandating that AP journalists be given access.

A federal appeals court will allow the White House to exclude the Associated Press from access to the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago and Air Force One if it chooses, according to a new court order in the ongoing legal battle over press access.

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily allowed President Trump to restrict Associated Press access to White House media events. The decision blocks a lower court ruling granting AP entry, citing presidential workspace control.