The lawsuit said that of the 56 news outlets in the Pentagon Press Association, just one agreed to sign an acknowledgment of the new terms, per the Guardian. That change, the Times argued, shows that the goal was to stifle unflattering coverage of the Pentagon. In his ruling, Friedman, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote that the policy "makes any newsgathering and reporting not blessed by the Department a potential basis for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a journalist's" credentials.
Author: Bob Cronin with Newser.AI
Published at: 2026-03-20 22:27:50
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