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Stars and Stripes Fight Continues | US News
Former Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer refuses to back down after a judge denied their bid to halt firings, calling it just the first phase of their lawsuit. The judge ruled that Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte likely won’t succeed on First Amendment grounds — they were speaking as government employees, not private citizens. Pentagon spokesperson R. Sean Parnell reinforced this, citing established Supreme Court precedent, noting the interviews were conducted at official offices with identified titles. The controversy stems from the Defense Department’s…
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