Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists
Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 6:27 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- A federal judge has allowed the Pentagon to proceed with terminating three Stars and Stripes employees.
- The employees' request to halt their firings while a lawsuit proceeds was denied.
- The judge found that the government likely did not violate their First Amendment rights.
- The terminations are linked to allegations of insubordination, including interviews given to CBS News.
- The judge suggested the interviews were likely given in their capacity as employees, not as private citizens.
- The lawsuit questioned the future independence of the Stars and Stripes newspaper.