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A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing parts of a new Pentagon policy that limits reporters’ access to the Defense Department, ruling that key provisions unlawfully restrict press credentials.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington sided with The New York Times, which challenged the policy after reporters were told they would lose their credentials if they left the Pentagon rather than agree to the new rules. Friedman, appointed by former Democratic President Bill Clinton, ruled that the policy illegally penalized journalists for refusing to comply with the restrictions.

The newspaper sued the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, arguing that the credentialing changes violated reporters’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process. The judge agreed that the policy, as applied to reporters who declined to accept the new terms, could not be enforced.

The Pentagon’s current press corps is now largely made up of conservative outlets that agreed to the policy. Reporters from organizations that refused to consent to the new rules, including The Associated Press, have continued covering the military despite the dispute.

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