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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule
The panel said the administration is likely to win on the merits and let the escort requirement remain in effect during the appeal.
- On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled the Defense Department may require journalist escorts on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge's decision to block the policy.
- District Judge Paul Friedman, a nominee of Democratic President Bill Clinton, previously ruled the Pentagon's credential policy violated journalists' constitutional rights, prompting the administration's appeal.
- Circuit Judges Justin Walker, J. Michelle Childs, and Bradley Garcia heard the case, with Childs dissenting from the 2-1 majority, writing that escorts prevent reporters from verifying sources or speaking candidly.
- Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell stated the department welcomes the decision, arguing the policy reduces "regular unauthorized disclosure of sensitive and classified national defense information.
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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule
An appeals court has ruled that the Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times.
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