Dismissed military reporters file suit claiming free speech violations
Three former employees of the US military's independent news outlet Stars and Stripes have filed a federal lawsuit against the Pentagon, alleging their dismissals were unlawful and retaliatory. They claim they were fired after reporting on poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and for publicly defending editorial independence. The suit names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a defendant.
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