New York Times Company v. Department of Defense

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) THE NEW YORK TIMES ) COMPANY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-04218 (PLF) ) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________)

ORDER This matter is before the Court on defendants’ Motion to Stay Pending Appeal [Dkt. No. 58]. Defendants ask the Court to stay its Orders of March 20, 2026 [Dkt. No. 34] and April 9, 2026 [Dkt. No. 54] to the extent that those Orders vacate and enjoin the enforcement of the Department of Defense’s physical access restrictions for the Pentagon—namely, the escort requirement and closure of the Correspondents’ Corridor. In the alternative, defendants request a fourteen-day administrative stay of those Orders to the same extent to allow for orderly briefing on defendants’ forthcoming stay motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Upon careful consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants’ Motion to Stay Pending Appeal [Dkt. No. 58] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendants’ request for a fourteen-day administrative stay is GRANTED, and the motion is otherwise DENIED.

SO ORDERED. Date: 2026.04.13 12:26:52 -04'00' _______________________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: April 13, 2026