Ankur Desai

And this is a huge difference from the previous kind of formal regulation, both in its length and scope.

It essentially means that accredited journalists can only report on information when it's been authorised by officials.

Now, very few major outlets agreed to this or signed it.

Most said they're going to report from outside of the Pentagon.

And so taking their place, new arrivals have seemingly featured an array of more conservative pro-Trump organizations and bloggers.

This policy, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who announced it, has basically to protect the U.S.

from potentially dangerous leaks.

And they've said that having permission to the Pentagon is a privilege that comes with its own difficulties and it's a privilege subject to negotiation.

And the New York Times, they've taken a strong position on this.

They really have.

They have now sued the Pentagon and they've said that its policies violate the First Amendment.

And that is basically the right to a free press along with other things.

So they've put this lawsuit forward.

And according to its summary, they said the purpose of this policy is to essentially close the doors of the Pentagon.

And this is an area which has historically been very much open to the press.

So investigating it and reporting on it without fear or favour about actions of department and its leadership.

They say that is now in question.

Therefore, it really does go against what everything the First Amendment stands for.

They say these policies really threaten lawful and routine news gathering techniques.

So they've asked the court to issue an order which stops the Pentagon from enforcing these policies, as well as a declaration that these provisions relating to exercising the First Amendment are unlawful.