Federal judge rules for New York Times, forces Pentagon to change press rules

PoliticsPoliticsMarch 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM

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A federal judge ruled for The New York Times against the Pentagon.
The lawsuit was filed in December over press access rules.
The judge reportedly said the rules violate constitutional amendments.

, ruled in favor of The New York Times and forced the Pentagon to change its press rules. The newspaper sued the defense headquarters in December over new rules that required journalists to sign a form with rules for journalistic activity to report from inside the Pentagon. S.

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