NYT and reporter Julian Barnes sue Pentagon and Hegseth over new press-access policy, alleging First and Fifth Amendment violations
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The New York Times and intelligence reporter Julian Barnes have sued the Department of Defense, Secretary Pete Hegseth and chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell over a new press‑access policy, alleging it violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights. The complaint says the policy gives the Pentagon unbridled discretion to suspend or revoke PFAC credentials, amounts to viewpoint discrimination — noting invited reporters signed a pro‑Trump pledge — has been widely rejected by news organizations, and cites Sherrill v. Knight and Karem v. Trump as due‑process precedents.
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