United States DC Circuit

There is no constitutionally based right for the media to embed with U.S. military forces in combat. Department of Defense Directive 5122.5, which facilitates broad media coverage with a few restrictions, was not applied to plaintiff or his magazine in any unconstitutional manner.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/21/2003
• Decided 02/03/2004
• Published 02/03/2004

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul J. Cambria, Jr. argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs were Roger W. Wilcox, Jr. and John G. Perazich.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael S. Raab, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.