Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted on its grounds while the Trump administration appeals a previous ruling against its press access policy. The decision allows the Pentagon to maintain restrictions on media access during the ongoing legal battle. The ruling is not final and will be further contested in court.
- ▪The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Pentagon can require escorted access for reporters.
- ▪This ruling comes as part of an appeal by the Trump administration regarding a blocked press access policy.
- ▪Many major media organizations have refused to comply with the Pentagon's new restrictions, leading to a lawsuit by The New York Times.
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Politics Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule April 27, 2026 / 8:57 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge's decision to block its enforcement of a new press access policy, an appeals court ruled Monday. The ruling by a divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit isn't the final decision in The New York Times' lawsuit against the Pentagon. But the panel's majority opinion said the Trump administration is likely to succeed in showing that the policy's escort requirement is legally valid.The panel granted the government's request to suspend an April 9 decision by U.S.
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