US appeals court keeps in place Pentagon's escort policy for journalists

Rueters ^ | 7/16/26

[CFW]

A federal appeals court sided with President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in a case brought by The New York Times over ​the Pentagon's press access restrictions. Press freedom advocates have criticized policy changes ‌under the Trump administration that limited journalists' access to the Pentagon, saying they suppressed freedom of speech, opens new tab.

A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said ​the Pentagon's policy requiring government escorts for journalists at the Pentagon ​could stand. It overturned a decision by a judge at ⁠a lower court.

[CFW]

Once again, the Trump administration wins at the higher court. Federal judges are way out of their lane.

[CFW]

You can read the order and dissent here:

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73576883/01208870018/new-york-times-company-v-dod/

[1035rep]

Good

[Flaming Conservative]

Excellent!

[Fai Mao]

The “journalist” never had a problem with Biden and Obama controlling the actual questions they could ask.

[bigbob]

This is good and also funny as hell. Smart ass urinalists don’t just have the run of the place.

[Lockbox]

Don’t you all just love every time Libs run to a Federal Judge to get something overturned which Trump did? I remember all the times we did to Biden…… 🤔🤔🤔….. never mind.

[BlackbirdSST]

It's funny (not really) how every leftist POS in this country has 'standing' to sue for any ole reason or no reason at all. Who in their right mind (talking to you activist judges) thought that the Pentagon has no control over who comes and goes and who has access and who does not? retards

All fed circuit courts need to be dissolved and reconstituted with some very strict written in stone guidelines. Unfortunately, we are stuck with a seditious do nothing congress. What this country really needs is a wholesale replacement of our con-gre$$/sinate. They're all criminal frauds, parasites. Incumbent should be a dirty word stricken from our language.

[Mouton]

I thought that escorts were journalists.

[SharpRightTurn]

“A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ... overturned a decision by a judge at ⁠a lower court.”

I wonder if the Court of Appeals overturned the worm Boasberg.

[rktman]

Well, the new policy should be...no unauthorized persons past the lobby. EOFS!

😊👍🇺🇸

[libertylover]

Press freedom advocates have criticized policy changes ‌under the Trump administration that limited journalists' access to the Pentagon,

No, I think you call those people "Trump haters".

[Taxman]

HUZZAH!

[CFW]

I can’t believe there was even a question about the issue.

The only reason journalists wanted free range to do as they wish was to find confidential information, twist it to suit their narrative, and then report something to criticize the President and Sec of War.

[Albion Wilde]

Thankfully!

[Albion Wilde]

I thought that escorts were journalists.

Presstitutes.

[duckbutt]

Well, the new policy should be...no unauthorized persons past the lobby. EOFS!

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Actually, to a great degree this has always been the case. Pentagon workers have their own ID badge they have to swipe for entrance. If you are a visitor, the badge you get depends on your “customer”. If you visit frequently, such as being on a development project, you may be granted a “no escort” badge. If your someone like me that visited less frequently, I was issued an “escort required” badge. You even had to be escorted to the bathroom.

Those press weenies need escorts —for the most part they aren’t loyal to the country, but to their “gotcha” stories and this should require a No Escort badge to prevent a lot of harm to the country. With recording and photograph devices getting smaller, who knows what they could get to sell for fame and fortune. As I was told in many security briefings, both on customer site and by my company, most home grown American spies don’t do it for the ideology, but for the money, plain and simple.

Now.....after 911 everyone had to go through a scanner. I hope they still do that. (retired in 2018).

[Mouton]

Yup. Also urinalists