New York Times Accuses Pentagon of Defying Court Order

The company said in a legal filing that the department sought to fashion an “end run” when it issued revised media rules on Monday.

The New York Times accused the Defense Department on Tuesday of defying a federal court ruling that had declared major parts of the department’s press rules unconstitutional.

The company said in a legal filing that the department sought to fashion an “end run” when it issued revised media rules on Monday.

The revised policy, The Times said, was “nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to flout this court’s ruling and prevent journalists and news organizations whose editorial viewpoints defendants dislike from engaging in independent, protected news gathering and reporting at the Pentagon.”

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.