Claim 35

A federal judge ruled the credentialing rules violated constitutional protections in March 2026 and found the Pentagon's revised version was, in his words, "an unlawful policy," again in April 2026; the Pentagon has appealed.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A federal judge ruled the credentialing rules violated constitutional protections in March 2026 and found the Pentagon's revised version was, in his words, "an unlawful policy," again in April 2026; the Pentagon has appealed.
Field: status
Value: Rules struck down in part, revised, struck down again; Pentagon appealed
About: incident 2025-pentagon-issues-new-press-credentialing-rules
Source: Federal judge finds Pentagon in violation of court order to restore reporters' access
Publisher: PBS NewsHour
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-04-09

Quotation from the source

The department simply cannot reinstate an unlawful policy under the guise of taking 'new' action and expect the court to look the other way,