A federal judge on Friday allowed the Pentagon to move forward with terminating three employees of the Stars and Stripes military newspaper.
In a 24-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden turned down a request by the newspaper’s publisher, editor-in-chief and Middle East reporter to halt their firings while a lawsuit challenging the terminations works its way through the court system.
McFadden found the government likely did not violate their First Amendment rights by firing them last month.
This is a developing story; it will be updated.