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Pentagon appeals order blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s punishment for call to resist unlawful orders
The Pentagon and Department of Justice appealed a ruling that blocked demotion and pay cuts for Sen. Mark Kelly after he urged troops to refuse illegal orders.
- On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to revive efforts to demote Sen. Mark Kelly and cut his military retirement pay.
- After the video, the Pentagon moved to censure Kelly on Jan. 5 and opened a review after Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse illegal orders.
- Judge Richard Leon wrote in a Feb. 12 ruling that courts have not extended restrictions to retired servicemembers and found Kelly likely to succeed and to demonstrate irreparable harm.
- Kelly responded that the appeal aims to silence retirees and vowed to continue fighting in a higher court after DOJ and the grand jury failed to indict him.
- Hegseth argues the effort rests on doctrine limiting servicemembers' speech, relying on diminished First Amendment rights and the Pentagon's probe launched soon after the video's release.
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Pentagon Appeals Ruling Blocking Sen. Mark Kelly Punishment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is appealing a federal judge’s decision that temporarily blocks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly over a video urging service members to resist unlawful orders. According to a court filing, Justice Department attorneys notified the court Tuesday that they will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review a Feb. 12 ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Leo…
Hegseth doubles down on punishing smug Mark Kelly over 'illegal orders' video · American Wire News
War Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on his war with Sen. Mark Kelly this week by appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked him from punishing the senator. In November, several Democrats with military backgrounds published a 90-second video urging members of the military to “refuse illegal orders.” Kelly was one of the Dems featured in the video. We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American …
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