Pentagon announces new press restrictions after judge revokes press ban

The Department of War closed the longtime press offices within the Pentagon after a judge revoked most of its controversial media ban.

The area of the Pentagon known as the “Correspondents’ Corridor,” including working areas for reporters, was closed effective immediately after U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, ruled in favor of the New York Times’ lawsuit challenging the department’s crackdown on reporting on the military. Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced the closure in a lengthy post on X.

“Closure of Correspondents’ Corridor. In assessing the Department’s security posture following the court’s removal of all security screening authority, the Department determined that unescorted access to the Pentagon cannot be responsibly maintained without the ability to screen credential holders for security risks. Effective immediately, the Correspondents’ Corridor is closed,” he wrote.

“A new and improved press workspace will be established in an annex facility outside the