Revision History

A federal judge has twice ruled against Defense Secretary Hegseth's Pentagon press restrictions—first striking the credentialing policy as unconstitutional on First and Fifth Amendment grounds, then finding the Pentagon violated his order by closing the Correspondents' Corridor and requiring journalist escorts. The rulings cap a six-month standoff in which nearly every major U.S. news organization surrendered Pentagon press passes rather than sign a pledge restricting even unclassified reporting.