A New York judge on Tuesday extended a law barring the New York Times from publishing some material on the Project Veritas, conservative activist group, a condition the newspaper said violated First Amendment protections.
Judge Charles Wood of the Westchester County Supreme Court said his temporary ban on November 18 would continue at least until December 1, deadline for Project Veritas to respond by writing countering Times' request for termination.
After a 1-3/4-hour hearing in White Plains, the judge granted the extension which was originally a part of the defamation lawsuit filed against the Times last year by Project Veritas, reported Reuters.
Project Veritas, led by James O'Keefe, uses undercover tactics to expose what it describes as liberal biased media.
They have objected to a Times' article published on November 11 that drew from Project Veritas lawyer and alleged to shed light on how the group worked with its lawyers to "gauge how far its deceptive reportin...