GAP defends whistleblowers and promotes accountability; latest: Stars and Stripes staff sue the Pentagon over firing, spotlighting First Amendment rights.
Plaintiffs include Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte. They allege retaliation for publishing a report on the USS Abraham Lincoln as the Pentagon sought greater editorial control; Lederer says he will retire at the end of September.