Sean Parnell Defends Stars and Stripes Firings After Court Ruling

The lawsuit centers on the removal of three staff members who accused the Pentagon of retaliating against them.

Stars and Stripes editor speaks out after judge okays firing  CNN

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outlet A federal judge has declined to stop the Pentagon from firing journalists who say they were illegally punished for speaking out about the need for the Stars and Stripes publication to maintain its editori

A federal judge, who was nominated to the bench by Donald Trump, ruled that the journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their First Amendment free speech rights.

A federal judge on Friday declined to stop the Pentagon’s termination of three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, ruling they were not likely to succeed in their claims that the firings violated the First Amendment. Judge Trevor McFadden issued the decision hours after a hearing that focused on whe

Judge Won't Stop Pentagon From Firing Stars And Stripes Staffers Over CBS Interview  HuffPost

Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes staffers over CBS interview  AP News

A federal judge has refused block the Pentagon from firing three Stars and Stripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence

The Pentagon accused two of the Stars and Stripes journalists of insubordination after one of them had told "CBS Sunday Morning" in a July interview that she worked for Stars and Stripes, "not for the Pentagon, not for any administration, not for any policymaker."