Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:57:34 GMT

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outletA federal judge has declined to stop the Pentagon from firing journalists who say they were illegally punished for speaking out about the need for the Stars and Stripes publication to maintain its editorial independence.The ruling by US district judge Trevor McFadden allows the Pentagon to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over the historically independent military news outlet. Continue reading...

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