Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes, a government-funded military newspaper, sued the Pentagon in federal court on August 27 alleging First Amendment violations. The plaintiffs claim the Trump administration fired them as part of "extraordinary censorship efforts."
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Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.
The plaintiffs say the Trump administration is trying to fire them as a part of its "extraordinary censorship efforts."
Three fired Stars and Stripes staff members sued the Pentagon in federal court in Washington on Thursday, asking a judge to block their terminations and alleging that the Defense Department violated their First Amendment rights. The plaintiffs are publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte; the suit names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth among the defendan
Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Pentagon to get their jobs back
Three employees of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news service, allege they were fired after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln Three journalists who were fired by the Pentagon from a US government-funded news outlet sued the Department of Defense in federal court on Thursday, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech. The three journalist
Staff at the military newspaper allege US government sought to violate First Amendment rights to free speech.