The New York Times sued the Pentagon early Thursday, claiming the War Department’s new restrictions on reporting about the military violate reporters’ constitutional rights.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, challenges a policy that took effect in October requiring reporters to sign a 21-page form that limits certain journalistic activities, including requests for story tips and inquiries to sources, the newspaper reported.
The policy “is exactly the type of speech- and press-restrictive scheme that the Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit have recognized violates the First Amendment,” the Times said in a summary of its filing.
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