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flag The Pentagon appeals a judge’s ruling blocking punishment of Senator Mark Kelly for a video urging military personnel to resist unlawful orders, citing free speech concerns.

flag The Pentagon is appealing a federal judge’s order blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from punishing Senator Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, over a November 2025 video in which Kelly and five other veteran lawmakers urged military personnel to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration. flag U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, appointed by George W. Bush, ruled in February 2026 that the punishment violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights and undermined veterans’ constitutional protections. flag The Justice Department has requested a review by the D.C. flag Circuit Court of Appeals. flag Kelly called the appeal an attempt to suppress free speech, while Hegseth maintained the video constituted sedition. flag The case remains pending.

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