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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Hegseth appeals court ruling to continue military review of Sen. Mark Kelly
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth filed an appeal on Tuesday challenging a federal court ruling that blocked the Pentagon from demoting Sen. Mark Kelly and reducing his retirement pay. The appeal, lodged with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, asks a panel to set aside the preliminary injunction issued this month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon. The move escalates a fight that has simmered since November, when Kelly and fiv…
What Pete Hegseth’s fixation on Mark Kelly reveals
Pete Hegseth just can’t let it go. The Defense secretary is appealing a judge’s order blocking him from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for participating in a video with five other Democratic lawmakers reminding service members of their duty to disobey illegal orders. Hegseth’s determination…
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Hegseth moves to restore punishment of Mark Kelly over video about ‘illegal orders’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is pushing to revive his effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) for partaking in a video with other Democratic veteran lawmakers urging service members to “refuse illegal orders.”
Pete Hegseth challenges ruling protecting Mark Kelly's 'seditious' comments * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump gives remarks during an official State Dinner at Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok) War Secretary Pete Hegseth through the Department of Justice has appealed a court ruling that protects Sen. Mark Kelly, an outspoken anti-Trump senator from Arizona who, along with a bunch of other Democrats, engaged in what has b…
Pete Hegseth doubles down on the quest to punish Mark Kelly, and this is after a judge blocked his attempt with a 'Horsefeathers!' rebuke
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing back against a federal judge’s order, appealing the decision that currently blocks him from punishing Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for his role in a video that urged troops to resist unlawful orders, as reported by Associated Press. Justice Department officials confirmed that they are asking a panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the February 12 ruling by U…
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