Former Stars and Stripes ombudsman sues Pentagon over firing

Fired Stars and Stripes ombudsman sues the Pentagon - Editor and Publisher

Jacqueline Smith alleges the government violated her First Amendment rights when she was dismissed in April.

Fmr Stars and Stripes Ombudsman Sues Over Firing

The former ombudsman for the Stars and Stripes military newspaper sued the Department of War, alleging she was fired for criticizing Pentagon policies governing the publication and that her dismissal violated her First Amendment rights.

Former Stars and Stripes ombudsman sues Pentagon over firing

Jacqueline Smith, the ombudsman of outlet Stars and Stripes who was ousted in April after she criticized the Pentagon’s new restrictions on the newspaper, is suing the Defense Department.  In a complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., Smith alleges that her firing  was retaliatory and violated her First Amendment rights as it happened 10 days after she penned an opinion column criticizing DOD officials for seeking to underm…

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Jacqueline Smith’s lawyer said the case is in response to “the government’s retaliation against her over the exercise of clearly definable First Amendment rights.”

DOD Unfairly Fired Stars and Stripes Official, Suit Claims (1)

The ex-ombudsman of the Defense Department-run newspaper Stars and Stripes alleges was fired because she brought to light the department’s efforts to strip the publication of its editorial independence.

Fired Stars and Stripes ombudsman sues the Pentagon

Jacqueline Smith, who was fired by Pentagon officials in April, alleges the government violated her First Amendment rights.