New York Times Accuses Federal Employment Agency of Retaliation

The New York Times said in a court filing on Friday that the Trump administration had violated the newspaper’s First Amendment rights by suing it for employment discrimination.The Times called the government’s suit an act of retaliation for its coverage of the Trump presidency.In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a civil rights lawsuit against The Times in U.S.

District Court in Manhattan, claiming that the newspaper unlawfully discriminated against a white male employee who did not get a sought-after promotion.“The commission’s retaliatory, bad faith use of its authority to target The Times violates the First and Fifth Amendments” and “poses a uniquely insidious threat to a free and independent press,” lawyers for The Times said in a counterclaim.The Times said the E.E.O.C.had sued after President Trump and his aides lashed out at the company for its coverage of the administration, including articles about Mr.

Trump’s plans to build a ballroom at the White House, his health and the war with Iran.It said the lawsuit had been filed just days after The Times published two articles about the E.E.O.C.In one, agency employees described feeling pressure to bring in cases alleging discrimination against white men and antisemitism on college campuses.The E.E.O.C.’s case against The Times stems from a complaint filed with the commission last year by an editor then on the staff who applied for a job as deputy real estate editor in 2025.

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