Reuters:

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which threatens journalists with being branded security risks ​if they seek information not authorized for public release.

The lawsuit by the New York Times in Washington, D.C., federal court alleged that policy changes ‌by the Defense Department last year gave it free rein to freeze out reporters and news outlets over coverage the department did not like, in violation of the Constitution’s protections for free speech and due process. The government disputed that characterization and said the policy is reasonable and necessary for national security.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said in his ruling that he recognized the importance of protecting troops and ​war plans but that it was “more important than ever that the public have access to information from a variety of perspectives about what its government is ​doing” in light of President Donald Trump’s recent “incursion” into Venezuela and war with Iran.

Also in light of Trump’s lies, impulsive actions, lack of brain function, self-dealing, indifference to everyone and everything but himself.