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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael Kunzelman

Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders

Congress Video Investigation - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal judge agreed Thursday to temporarily block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.

U.S. 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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