The Defense Department said it would close the Pentagon’s work area for journalists, among other changes, after a judge found the existing media policy unconstitutional.

A federal judge ruled on Friday that key parts of the Pentagon’s press policy were unconstitutional.

A federal judge tossed parts of the Pentagon’s restrictions on news outlets, saying they violated the First Amendment, in a lawsuit brought by The New…

A Washington Post appeal for information about the military qualified as prohibited “solicitation,” according to defense officials.

The decision is the latest move by the Pentagon to restrict access inside the department for journalists.

The judge said the court itself would search the devices, which were seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home last month.