Judge Rejects Trump Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters (2)

The Trump administration’s decision to curtail the activities of reporters at the Pentagon, which led to the departure of most news organizations from the building, was blocked on Friday by a federal judge in Washington.

The court ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by the New York Times, which accused the administration of free speech violations.

Last fall, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that news organizations agree to new limits on their reporting. The Pentagon policy put journalists in danger of being labeled “a security risk” that could’ve led to credentials being pulled if they were found soliciting material ...