Three staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication, sued the Pentagon and top officials on Thursday. The trio, including the outlet’s editor-in-chief, claimed they were illegally pushed out over personal statements protected under the First Amendment.

Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating…

The plaintiffs say the Trump administration is trying to fire them as a part of its "extraordinary censorship efforts."

Publisher Max Lederer, Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.