In a recent court case, retired Army lieutenant colonel Frank Kendall argues that the Trump administration's stance, asserting that military retirees should forfeit their pension and benefits for exercising free speech, poses a significant threat to the constitutional rights of all veterans and undermines their voices in national discourse. #MilitarySpeech #VeteranRights #FreeSpeech #US #AZ
A federal appeals court panel indicated it may not support actions by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to discipline Senator Mark Kelly for advising service members against following illegal military orders, with two judges expressing concerns about free speech rights and suggesting Kelly's comments were a fundamental military law principle rather than a call to disobey legal orders. #FreeSpeech #MilitaryLaw #VeteranRights #US
A three-judge panel in Washington indicated that it might not permit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to discipline Senator Mark Kelly for warning active-duty service members against following illegal military orders, with two judges seemingly supporting Kelly's claim that the Pentagon violated his First Amendment rights, while the third judge expressed skepticism about the protection of his speech as a retired officer. #FreeSpeech #MilitaryLaw #VeteranRights #US #AZ
