A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Pentagon’s policy requiring escorts for reporters. US District Judge Paul Friedman, a Clinton appointee, sided with the New York Times and blocked the Pentagon from enforcing its policy requiring the reporters to be accompanied by an official escort. The judge’s injunction only applies to reporters with the New York Times. Politico reported: A federal district court judge on Tuesday blocked the Defense Department from requiring journalists to be accompanied by an official escort in the Pentagon, siding with The New York Times in its latest legal fight with the administration over press access. The Times sued the Pentagon to halt its escort mandate in May, arguing that the policy contravened “reporters’ ability to report…
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