Court Rules Pentagon Can Fire Stars And Stripes Journalists

Court Rules Pentagon Can Fire Stars And Stripes Journalists Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A district court denied a motion from three Stars and Stripes journalists that sought to block the Department of War from firing them. The Pentagon in Arlington, Va., in a file photo. Carolyn Kaster/AP While plaintiffs argue that the terminations "violate their First Amendment rights to communicate as citizens on matters of public concern," such rights have "some limitations" when applied to people employed in public service, Judge Trevor N. McFadden, from the U.S. District Court...