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Trump DOJ fails to get case dismissed against Stars & Stripes reporters
What happened
A federal judge refused the Trump administration’s request to dismiss former Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith’s lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations, AlterNet reported. Judge Amit Mehta also denied Smith’s request for immediate reinstatement, ruling that she had not shown she was likely to prevail on the merits at that preliminary stage.
The decision followed a September 24, 2026 hearing at which former Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer testified. Lederer separately said at an October event that Pentagon officials had labeled journalists “insubordinate”…
The skinny
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