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Appeals Court Looks Unlikely to Allow Hegseth to Punish Senator for Video | Flipboard

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A federal appeals court panel in Washington heard arguments regarding a lawsuit to prevent the Pentagon from disciplining Senator Mark Kelly. The legal challenge concerns a video Kelly produced regarding illegal military orders.

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“A three-judge panel in Washington heard arguments in the lawsuit aimed at stopping the Pentagon from disciplining Senator Mark Kelly for a video warning about illegal military orders.”
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The claim is explicitly stated in two identical web search result snippets ('Appeals Court Looks Unlikely to Allow Hegseth to Punish Mark Kelly...'), but these appear to be the same source or duplicate entries of the same report. No other independent news organization or reference source confirms this specific legal proceeding.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician and a retired astronaut and naval officer. He is the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kelly
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kirk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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“A federal appeals court panel signaled on Thursday that it would not clear the way for Defense Secretary Pete [Hegseth]...”
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This claim is the conclusion of the same report mentioned in claim 0. While the web search results for claim 0 provide the context for this outcome, there are no other independent sources corroborating that the court signaled this specific decision on Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Bradford Cooper II (born 1967) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Central Command since 2025 and has led U.S. forces during the 2026 Iran war. Cooper w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colin Kelly Jost (; born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor of Weekend…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Jost
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hung Cao (born 1971) is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the acting United States secretary of the Navy since April 22, 2026, and as the 35th United States under se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Cao
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