# The New York Times Type: Company Source: Legal & RegTech Intelligence Brief — https://getlegalbrief.com/entity/the-new-york-times Canonical HTML page: https://getlegalbrief.com/entity/the-new-york-times ## Timeline - **2026-07-15**: Grand jury testimony scheduled — The subpoenas require the reporters to appear before a federal grand jury in Manhattan to testify about the sourcing of their articles. - **2026-07-15**: Reporters scheduled to testify — The reporters are required to appear before a federal grand jury in Manhattan to testify about their confidential sources for the Air Force One security story. - **2026-07-10**: White House meeting and subpoena delivery — FBI Director Patel and DOJ officials meet at the White House to discuss the leak. Later that evening, federal agents deliver subpoenas to the homes of the four reporters involved in the stories, compelling their testimony. - **2026-07-10**: Grand jury subpoenas issued — Federal grand jury subpoenas are issued for several NYT reporters. Federal agents deliver some subpoenas directly to the reporters' homes. - **2026-07-09**: NYT reveals missing defensive countermeasures — A follow-up article details that the new plane lacks advanced antimissile capabilities and other defensive features present in the older aircraft, raising significant national security questions. - **2026-07-09**: Sanctions Motion Filed — The New York Times, Daily News, and other outlets file a motion asking the judge to sanction OpenAI for alleged discovery misconduct, claiming obstruction and destruction of evidence. - **2026-07-08**: NYT publishes first Air Force One security story — The Times reports, citing anonymous sources, that the Secret Service urged President Trump to use an older Air Force One model rather than the newly gifted Qatari jet due to security concerns. - **2026-07-08**: Iran ceasefire collapses; U.S. strikes Iran — A shaky ceasefire with Iran collapses; the U.S. launches airstrikes, and Iran attacks three Gulf Arab states. - **2026-07-08**: Mid-trip plane swap at RAF Mildenhall — Trump departs Turkey on an older Air Force One model. After a stop in England, he switches back to the new plane for the final leg home. The Secret Service reportedly urged the swap due to the new plane's lack of antimissile capabilities. - **2026-07-07**: Trump flies new jet to NATO summit — President Trump flies the new Air Force One to the NATO summit in Turkey. - **2026-07-04**: New Air Force One enters service — The Qatar-donated jet, after a $400 million retrofit, officially enters service for presidential transport. - **2026-03-20**: Court Ruling — Judge Paul Friedman issues a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the Pentagon policy. - **2026-03-20**: Court Ruling — Judge Paul Friedman strikes down the policy and orders the reinstatement of press credentials. - **2026-03-17**: Britannica Filing — Encyclopedia Britannica officially files suit against OpenAI for unauthorized training. - **2026-01-15**: Reporter Walkout — Journalists from legacy media outlets walk out of the Pentagon rather than sign the new access agreements. ## Recent coverage (7 stories) ### News Outlets Seek Sanctions, Citing OpenAI's '2 Years of Misrepresentations' 2026-07-12 03:07:00 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 4 A motion for sanctions filed July 9, 2026, accuses OpenAI of discovery misconduct in a landmark copyright case. The plaintiffs argue the company hid evidence about how its AI models used copyrighted news articles, a move that could lead to formal penalties and shape the fair use debate. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/openai-sanctions-motion-discovery-misconduct-copyright ### Grand Jury Orders NYT Reporters to Testify July 15 on $400M Jet Security Leak 2026-07-12 02:24:30 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 5 A federal grand jury has subpoenaed New York Times journalists to testify about confidential sources for a story revealing that the President's new Qatar-donated jet lacked missile defenses. The case pits the government's leak investigation against First Amendment reporter's privilege, testing revised DOJ media guidelines and judicial protections. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/legal-nyt-subpoena-air-force-one-leak ### DOJ subpoenas 4 NYT reporters: grand jury testimony set for July 15 in leak probe 2026-07-11 21:09:25 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 31 The Justice Department has subpoenaed four New York Times journalists to testify before a federal grand jury about their reporting on security shortfalls in the new Air Force One. The subpoenas, delivered on July 10, represent a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on press freedoms and raise urgent questions about reporter’s privilege, First Amendment protections, and the weaponization of leak investigations. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/doj-subpoena-nyt-reporters-air-force-one-legal ### DOJ Drops Criminal Charges for 550,000 Emissions Bypass Kits, Citing Over-Criminalization 2026-06-24 08:23:00 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2 The Department of Justice halts criminal enforcement against diesel defeat device installers, shifting to civil penalties. Active cases are being dropped, aligning with the Trump administration's deregulatory push and raising significant legal precedents for environmental prosecution. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/doj-ends-criminal-prosecutions-diesel-defeat-devices-legal ### Federal Judge Strikes Down Restrictive Pentagon Press Policy as Unconstitutional 2026-03-21 00:09:33 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4 Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman has voided key provisions of a Pentagon press policy that required journalists to pledge not to use unauthorized information. The ruling marks a significant victory for the First Amendment, restoring access for major news organizations that had been barred from the Defense Department headquarters. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/judge-voids-pentagon-press-policy ### Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon Policy Restricting New York Times Access 2026-03-21 00:08:20 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 11 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the Pentagon's restrictive press credentialing policy, siding with The New York Times. The court found that the Trump administration's rules violated First and Fifth Amendment rights by failing to provide clear standards for the denial or revocation of journalistic access. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/judge-blocks-pentagon-press-policy-nyt-victory ### Britannica vs. OpenAI: The Battle for Curated Knowledge in the AI Era 2026-03-17 23:54:07 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2 Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a major copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the unauthorized use of its peer-reviewed knowledge base to train generative AI models. The case represents a critical challenge to the 'fair use' defense for AI training on high-authority factual data. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/britannica-sues-openai-copyright-infringement --- This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getlegalbrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.