Judge Shuts Down Hegseth’s Attempt to Punish Mark Kelly

“A federal judge on Thursday shut down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders, ruling that the Pentagon chief’s actions were unconstitutionally retaliatory,” CNN reports.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote that the Pentagon “trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”