Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Stars and Stripes Staffers’ Bid to Block Pentagon Firings
Screenshot The court ruled that the taxpayer-funded employees likely spoke in their official capacities, not as private citizens protected by the First Amendment. A federal judge handed the Pentagon a major legal victory Friday, rejecting an emergency attempt by three senior Stars and Stripes employees to block their proposed terminations. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a President Trump appointee, denied the employees’ request for a