A federal judge has dismissed an emergency request from three former Stars and Stripes staffers, including its longtime publisher, who were dismissed by the Pentagon last month, allowing their lawsuit to proceed. The trio—comprising the former editor-in-chief, a reporter, and the publisher—had challenged their termination, arguing it violated press freedom protections. The decision leaves their legal case intact, though it does not yet address the merits of their claims. Legal observers will be watching to see how the dispute over military press oversight unfolds in court.
Max Lederer, the former longtime publisher of the Stars and Stripes, on Saturday said he and the two other staffers fired by the Pentagon last month will “continue on” in their lawsuit after a federal judge denied their emergency request this week. Lederer and the paper’s former editor-in-chief, Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte sued...
