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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 
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      ) 
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 
  
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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. 
_______________________________
 
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN 
United States District Judge 
DAT
E: April 13, 2026
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