36 major news organizations filed a legal brief in March aimed at keeping Mr. Cooper and the New York Times's Judith Miller out of jail. The basis of the brief was "no underlying crime" had been committed. The New York Times and Washington Post agreed with the brief in March. So who is stretching the playing field?
The NYT may have agreed with it, but they are not one of the parties named as signing on to the brief. WaPo is signed on, as are AP, Reuters, Gannett (USA Toady), LATimes, and many others. But not the NYT.