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- The United States Navy announced a policy ending routine release of sailors’ service histories.
- Navy officials said the change, driven by security threats and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s concerns, will confirm a sailor’s status only for “high public interest” requests and limit detail releases to public figures.
- First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams called the policy a suppression of speech; it is being litigated in federal court.
