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Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Journalist Escort Rule | San Antonio News
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Defense Department’s controversial rule requiring journalists to have military escorts at all times, calling it a First Amendment violation — a major win for press freedom, though its scope remains uncertain. The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, hailed the ruling as a step toward unimpeded reporting, while the Pentagon slammed it as dangerously weakening security. This isn’t the first legal battle — the Times previously sued over earlier restrictions, and the current decision is just a preliminary pause in an ongoing legal tug-of-war. Listen…
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