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Judge Denies Injunction in Stars and Stripes Reporter Firings

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC · How we work

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Pentagon terminated three Stars and Stripes reporters, citing insubordination after a July CBS interview.
Publisher Max D. Lederer Jr. and the editors sued in Washington on Aug. 27.
The suit names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, spokesman Sean Parnell and the Defense Department as defendants.
Plaintiffs claim the firings retaliated for reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln and Bahrain evacuation.
Judge Trevor McFadden denied a preliminary injunction on Sept. 4, allowing terminations.

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Pentagon terminated three Stars and Stripes reporters, citing insubordination after a July CBS interview.
Publisher Max D. Lederer Jr. and the editors sued in Washington on Aug. 27.
The suit names Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, spokesman Sean Parnell and the Defense Department as defendants.
Plaintiffs claim the firings retaliated for reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln and Bahrain evacuation.
Judge Trevor McFadden denied a preliminary injunction on Sept. 4, allowing terminations.