What changed in this update
The plaintiffs say the Trump administration is trying to fire them as a part of its "extraordinary censorship efforts."
Event intelligence
Pentagon firings and editorial independence dispute at Stars and Stripes
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Current state
A federal judge has declined to block the Pentagon from firing the editor, publisher and a Middle East correspondent of Stars and Stripes, allowing the Defense Department to proceed for now with exerting greater editorial control over the military newspaper while the dismissed journalists’ First Amendment lawsuit continues.
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What changed
A federal judge declined to block the Pentagon from firing the Stars and Stripes journalists, letting the Defense Department proceed for now while their First Amendment lawsuit continues.
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NYTimes – US NYT
Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon
CBS
Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Hegseth and Pentagon spokesperson
The plaintiffs say the Trump administration is trying to fire them as a part of its "extraordinary censorship efforts."
