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Judge Rules Pentagon Can Fire Journalists | US News
Three top staffers at Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper, are facing termination after defending their paper’s editorial independence — but a federal judge just sided with the Pentagon, ruling that as government-paid employees, they don’t get First Amendment protections when speaking about their official duties. The controversy erupted after an interview on CBS Sunday Morning where the editor and reporter discussed Pentagon pressure, with prior approval from management to avoid crossing lines like running Pentagon-written stories. The publisher, who wasn’t in the segment, publicly…
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