By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A New York trial judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the New York Times from publishing some materials concerning the conservative activist group Project Veritas, a rare step that the newspaper said violated decades of First Amendment protections for the process. The order by Justice Charles Wood of the Westchester County Supreme Court covers memos written by a Project Veritas lawyer and obtained by the Times. Lawyers for Project Veritas did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Story continuesIn a court filing, Project Veritas called the Nov. 11 article "a bare and vindictive attempt to harm and embarrass a litigation adversary." The case is Project Veritas v New York Times Co et al, New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County, No.

Source: New York Times November 19, 2021 01:02 UTC