{"id":4017,"date":"2026-07-01T13:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:35:25","slug":"judge-orders-pentagon-to-lift-policy-that-new-york-times-journalists-be-accompanied-by-an-escort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4017","title":{"rendered":"Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that New York Times journalists be accompanied by an escort"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to temporarily halt its requirement that New York Times journalists be accompanied by an official escort, in another setback for the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to restrict media access at the Pentagon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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US District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington said that policy violated the First Amendment and he issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday barring the requirement while The New York Times continues its legal battle against the department\u2019s restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The order did not specify whether journalists from other organizations would also get relief from that policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The newspaper in May sued the Defense Department for the second time in five months. The lawsuits have played into an escalating tension between the US media and the Republican administration, both in the public arena and the courts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Times hailed Friedman\u2019s ruling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s well-reasoned decision reaffirms the First Amendment rights of the press to cover the Pentagon without restrictions designed to prevent the public from knowing what the military is doing,\u201d said Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson. \u201cThe court recognized that the Pentagon\u2019s hastily implemented new policy was a clear violation of the Constitution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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