{"id":6213,"date":"2026-08-28T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6213"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:42:08","slug":"fired-stars-and-stripes-staffers-sue-pentagon-claiming-retaliation-over-reporting-on-deteriorating-aircraft-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6213","title":{"rendered":"Fired Stars and Stripes staffers sue Pentagon, claiming retaliation over reporting on deteriorating aircraft carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte are named as plaintiffs in the\u00a0\u00a0filed Thursday in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6211\">Judge: Pentagon punished Anthropic for \u2018arrogance,\u2019 and that\u2019s illegal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet, fired them last week. A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on the suit\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Slavin says he was dismissed for insubordination after giving an interview to CBS News in which he objected to potential censorship by the U.S. military. Korte participated in the same interview. Their lawsuit says they were punished in retaliation for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the\u00a0U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStripes\u2019 historical editorial independence is critical to its core mission of gathering and providing unbiased, credible journalism to the U.S. military community, particularly servicemembers and their families stationed overseas,\u201d the suit says.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6209\">Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lederer was dismissed shortly after announcing his impending retirement, effective at the end of September. He said the Pentagon had installed a new deputy publisher, an active duty service member, under him at the newspaper without his prior knowledge.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The suit\u2019s plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from Democracy Defenders Fund, Lawyers for Good Government, Government Accountability Project and a Yale Law School clinic.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the named defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=6207\">Bob and Brad D6 Pro Massage Gun Review in 2026: Tested and Approved<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte are named as plaintiffs in the\u00a0federal lawsuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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