CNN: US District Judge Trevor McFadden denied temporary restraining order requests from Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte, allowing the Pentagon to move forward with their firings. Friday’s written ruling claims the government likely did not violate the journalists’ First Amendment rights.
“Plaintiffs ultimately fail to carry their significant burden to show that they are clearly entitled to a preliminary injunction,” McFadden wrote…