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New York Times Sues Pentagon Again Over Reporter Escort Rule

An appeals court left the escort mandate in force during the government's appeal, restricting routine access for independent press.

FILE - A sign for The New York Times is displayed above the entrance to its building in New York on May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., shown here in 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Overview

  • The New York Times filed a new federal complaint Monday targeting the interim rule that requires a government escort for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon.
  • The paper says the rule slows basic reporting by forcing appointments and an escort for each question, which makes timely newsgathering far harder.
  • The complaint, filed with reporter Julian E. Barnes, names the Defense Department, Secretary Pete Hegseth, spokesman Sean Parnell, and adviser Timothy Parlatore.
  • Times lawyers call the mandate “patently unconstitutional” under the First and Fifth Amendments and the Administrative Procedure Act.
  • The Pentagon argues the policy is a narrow safeguard for national security, while a D.C. Circuit stay keeps the escort rule in place during the appeal and the Times seeks a court order to block it.