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Pentagon faces another legal challenge over new media rules

Pentagon faces another legal challenge over new media rules

Summary

The Pentagon created new rules for media access to its headquarters, but The New York Times argues these rules still don't meet legal requirements. The newspaper plans to take legal action again. This follows a judge's decision that the previous rules were not valid.

Key Facts

  • The Pentagon updated its rules for giving media access to its building.
  • A judge had previously ruled against the Pentagon's old media access rules.
  • The New York Times is challenging the new rules in court.
  • A spokesperson from The New York Times says the new rules still don't follow the judge's order.
  • Liz Landers and lawyer Ted Boutrous talked about this issue.
  • The legal challenge is about how the Pentagon decides which media can access its headquarters.

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