New York Times(US:NYT) Xin Hua She·2025-12-05 05:04Group 1 - The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, claiming that new media restrictions violate constitutional protections of press freedom [2] - The lawsuit requests a court order to prevent the Department of Defense from enforcing these regulations, arguing that they infringe upon the First Amendment rights related to due process, free speech, and press freedom [2] - The new regulations prohibit journalists from seeking or publishing information without explicit authorization from the Department of Defense, even if the information is not classified or obtained from external sources [2] Group 2 - Following the announcement of the new regulations, many media outlets have resisted, with dozens of journalists who cover the Pentagon refusing to sign the acknowledgment of the new rules [3] - These journalists returned their press credentials and vacated their workspaces at the Pentagon by October 15 [3]