New York Times sues Pentagon over 'targeting' First Amendment rights

The New York Times announced that it will sue the Pentagon over its imposition of new restrictions on the press reporting on the military.

Much of the Pentagon press corps walked out on Oct. 15 after they refused to sign a new policy imposing major restrictions on news outlets reporting on the military, including a pledge not to report information from military sources that was not officially put out by the department. Two months later, the New York Times is suing the War Department over the measure, asking the court to stop its enforcement of the new press policy and declare the First Amendment-related provisions unlawful.