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A federal judge blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from punishing Senator Mark Kelly for a video warning against following illegal orders. Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that the move violated Kelly's First Amendment rights. Hegseth plans to appeal the decision.

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Leon of the District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in a 29-page opinion that the Defense Department\u2019s move to discipline Mr. Kelly, a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, ran roughshod over his freedom of speech. Judge Leon barred Mr. Hegseth and the Pentagon from taking any steps to reduce the senator\u2019s retirement rank and pay, or using the findings against Mr. Kelly in a criminal proceeding.\u201cRather than trying to shrink the First Amendment liberties of retired service members, Secretary Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought to public discussions and debate on military matters in our Nation over the past 250 years,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIf so, they will more fully appreciate why the Founding Fathers made free speech the first Amendment in the Bill of Rights!\u201dThe blunt ruling came after a grand jury in Washington rejected an extraordinary attempt by federal prosecutors in Washington to secure a criminal indictment against Mr. Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers who together released a video in November directed at members of the military and intelligence community.\u201cOur laws are clear,\u201d Mr. Kelly said in the video. \u201cYou can refuse illegal orders.\u201dThe message enraged President Trump, who accused the Democrats of \u201cSEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!\u201dThe decision on Thursday came after Mr. Kelly sued Mr. Hegseth and the Defense Department for censuring him and initiating a military review of the senator\u2019s public statements that could result in a reduction of his retirement rank and pension.The Justice Department had argued that the video, and public statements by Mr. Kelly criticizing Mr. Hegseth for firing admirals and generals and surrounding himself with \u201cyes men,\u201d undermined military discipline.But Judge Leon, a nominee of President George W. 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Leon of the District Court for the District of Columbia.Read Document 29 pagesThe government had argued that the beginning of the proceedings against Mr. Kelly was not reviewable by normal courts outside the military\u2019s internal administration, and that Mr. Kelly could not preemptively challenge a military punishment until after it was determined that he would face discipline.Judge Leon dismissed that assertion, writing that attempts to constrain Mr. Kelly to a military process were designed to ensure that \u201cthe military can have the first crack at adjudicating his First Amendment rights.\u201d\u201cThis Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly\u2019s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAfter all, as Bob Dylan famously said, \u2018You don\u2019t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.\u2019 To say the least, our retired veterans deserve more respect from their Government, and our Constitution demands they receive it!\u201dLawyers for the senator argued in their complaint that the defense secretary was trying to punish Mr. Kelly \u201csolely for the content and viewpoint of his political speech.\u201dJudge Leon\u2019s ruling followed a hearing last week in which he told lawyers for the Defense Department that they were asking him to create a new precedent and extend the free speech restrictions commonly applied to active-duty service members to a retired officer.\u201cYou\u2019re asking me to do something that the Supreme Court has never done,\u201d the judge said in the hearing.Sign up for the Docket newsletter. Adam Liptak helps you make sense of legal developments in a turbulent time. Get it sent to your inbox.He blocked the Defense Department from continuing its administrative action against Mr. Kelly until after the court could fully adjudicate the matter. The judge has said he is aware of the high-profile nature of the case and that any decision he makes will be appealed.\u201cThis case was never just about me,\u201d Mr. Kelly said in a statement. \u201cThis administration was sending a message to millions of retired veterans that they too can be censured or demoted just for speaking out. That\u2019s why I couldn\u2019t let it stand.\u201dJudge Leon did not address whether Mr. Kelly\u2019s statements were shielded from military discipline by the section of the Constitution that protects House and Senate members\u2019 speech. The Justice Department had argued in a filing that it applied narrowly to legislative work, and could not be relied on to defend the senator\u2019s social media posts or news media interviews.The judge appeared skeptical of that claim last week, but said he would hear arguments on the \u201cspeech or debate\u201d clause at a later hearing.Megan Mineiro is a Times congressional reporter and a member of the 2025-26 Times Fellowship class, a program for early-career journalists.Zach Montague is a Times reporter covering the federal courts, including the legal disputes over the Trump administration\u2019s agenda.See more on: U.S. Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Party, U.S. Justice Department, U.S. SenateRead 300 commentsShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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