Two plaintiffs said in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that recent Pentagon actions targeting Stars and Stripes violate federal law and should be blocked.
The suit, filed in Washington, D.C., alleges the measures “erode [Stripes’] longstanding editorial independence and First Amendment protections.” It was brought by two members of the organization’s publisher advisory board, an external group of journalism professionals that provides guidance.
The plaintiffs are represented by Democracy Forward, a legal advocacy group that recently won a court order to halt activity on a proposed $1.8 billion federal anti-weaponization fund.
Stars and Stripes is not a party to the lawsuit.
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