The New York Times sued after the Defense Department stripped journalists of press credentials who refused to agree to the more restrictive access policy

The New York Times sued after the Defense Department stripped journalists of press credentials who refused to agree to the more restrictive access policy

 ANGELA WEISS

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon's press access overhaul, which saw accreditations from a host of prominent media outlets withdrawn, violated the constitution.

Elements of the policy are "unlawful because they violate the First and Fifth Amendments of the United States Constitution," a judge in Washington said in response to a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.

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