Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Hegseth and Pentagon spokesperson

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Three Stars and Stripes journalists, including publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte, are suing top Pentagon officials.
The lawsuit alleges the firings are an illegal attempt by the Trump administration to censor the military news outlet.
The journalists claim they were fired for insubordination, which they link to their statements on press freedom and reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The lawsuit names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, and aide Andrew Brey as defendants.
The plaintiffs assert their First Amendment and statutory rights are being violated, challenging what they call the DoD's "extraordinary censorship efforts."

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