The New York Times was dealt an extended ban from a New York judge preventing the newspaper from publishing materials related to Project Veritas.
Westchester County Supreme Court Justice Charles Wood made the decision during a defamation lawsuit hearing on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The extension of the ban, initially put in place on Nov. 18, will run through at least Dec. 1. That is the deadline for Project Veritas to respond to the newspaper’s arguments in favor of ending the ban.
Wood explained during the hearing that the lawsuit dealt with the collision of two “bedrock principles” of law, according to the report, which are, “freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and attorney-client privilege.”
The ban came after The New York Times published an article on Nov. 11 about memos from the conservative group’s lawyer. This report came after the FBI raided multiple locations tied to Project Veritas for what is reported to be a federal investigation into the alleged theft of the diary belonging to Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden’s daughter.
Project Veritas has been engaged in defamation litigation against The New York Times in Westchester County Supreme Court since last year.
Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times, said the order blocking the publication of stories based on Project Veritas materials “is unconstitutional and sets a dangerous precedent.”
Libby Locke, an attorney representing Project Veritas, contends the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege.
“New York courts routinely issue orders that prohibit or limit a litigant from disseminating materials that are protected by the attorney-client privilege, by trade secret law, or that implicate serious privacy interests,” Locke said.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to Project Veritas and The New York Times for comment.
