Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Kelly

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Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unl...

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Judge says Pentagon 'trampled' on Sen. Mark Kelly's rights, blocks effort to demote him
Federal judge blocks Pentagon from demoting Mark Kelly over controversial military video
US judge blocks Pentagon's effort to punish Senator Mark Kelly
A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon from reducing Senator Mark Kelly's retired military rank and pension pay because he urged troops to reject unlawful orders.

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Judge blocks Hegseth, Pentagon bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
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Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon action against Mark Kelly over illegal orders video
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Senator Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
US District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Kelly’s First Amendment free speech rights and “threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”

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Judge blocks Pentagon from penalizing Kelly over video on refusing illegal orders
Judge halts Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly over controversial video

Pentagon can’t dock Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank, pay over ‘illegal orders’ video, federal judge rules

WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked the Pentagon Thursday from docking Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank and reducing his pay as part of a move by War Secretary Pete Hegseth to censure the Arizona Democrat. DC Senior US District Judge Richard J.

The Mark Kelly Case Is Bigger Than It Seems

And yet there we all were anyway, gathered to see Mark Kelly—the fighter pilot turned astronaut turned U.S. senator—defend his First Amendment rights against an attempt by the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, to silence him and knock down his military retirement rank and pay.