Pentagon appeals judge’s ruling blocking Sen. Mark Kelly censure

The Pentagon is appealing an order that blocks punishment for Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. When Kelly participated in a video with other lawmakers calling on troops to resist unlawful orders, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured the former U-S Navy pilot. But a federal judge ruled that Pentagon officials violated Kelly’s First Amendment free speech rights. Now, Justice Department officials have filed a notice with the U-S Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Hegseth wrote online that “sedition is sedition.” Kelly said “these guys don’t know when to quit.”