美国联邦法官特雷弗·麦克法登裁定拒绝阻止五角大楼解雇《星条旗报》记者1。该报出版人马克斯·莱德勒、主编埃里克·斯拉文和中东记者劳拉·科特因发表涉及USS Abraham Lincoln航母舰上恶劣条件和心理健康危机的报道后被解职1。三人随后在华盛顿特区起诉五角大楼，声称该决定违反了第一修正案保护的言论自由权，但法官认为不存在明确的宪法侵害1。
这起诉讼是针对《星条旗报》编辑独立性的多起法律行动之一1。普利策奖得主苏珊·达达里安和威廉·丘奇曾作为顾问委员会成员于6月就此起诉五角大楼1。前监察员雅克琳·史密斯同月因一篇评论文章遭解雇后提起诉讼1。作为五角大楼部分资助的军方官方媒体，《星条旗报》的编辑独立性因此引发持续关注1。国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯被列为诉讼的被告之一1。
A federal judge has declined to halt the Pentagon's removal of three journalists from Stars and Stripes, ruling that no clear First Amendment violation occurred.1 U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, rejected the legal challenge filed by the journalists in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.1 The three staff members—publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Eric Slavin, and Middle East correspondent Laura Coates—were terminated following the publication of an article on August 11 detailing poor conditions and mental health crises aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.1
The journalists contended that the Pentagon violated their constitutional right to free speech by firing them over the reporting.1 However, Judge McFadden determined that the government had not crossed the legal threshold required to establish a First Amendment infringement.1 The case marks one of several legal battles concerning the Pentagon's control over the military newspaper, which receives partial federal funding.1 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was named as a defendant in the lawsuit.1
Additional litigation has challenged the Pentagon's alleged interference with Stars and Stripes' editorial independence.1 Pulitzer Prize winners Susan Dadarian and William Church sued the Defense Department in June as members of an advisory committee, while former ombudsman Jacqueline Smith filed her own suit that same month after being terminated over a commentary piece.1
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