Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists
Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outlet A 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…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Sep 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM ET
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Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists(opens original report in a new tab)The Pentagon accused two of the Stars and Stripes journalists of insubordination after one of them had told "CBS Sunday Morning" in a July interview that she worked for Stars and Stripes, "not for the Pentagon, not for… — CBS News
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