五角大楼以言论自由为由, 对法官阻止惩罚参议员马克·凯利的裁决提出上诉, 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.

五角大楼正在对联邦法官阻止国防部长彼得·赫格塞特(Pete Hegseth)对前海军飞行员马克·凯利(Mark Kelly)参议员进行处罚的命令提出上诉, 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. 美国区法官理查德·里昂(Richard Leon)由乔治·W·布什任命,2026年2月裁定,这项处罚侵犯了凯利的第一修正案的权利,破坏了退伍军人的宪法保护。 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. 司法部已要求华盛顿法院进行审查。 The Justice Department has requested a review by the D.C. 巡回上诉法院。 Circuit Court of Appeals. Kelly称这项呼吁是试图压制言论自由,而Hegseth则坚持这段视频构成煽动。 Kelly called the appeal an attempt to suppress free speech, while Hegseth maintained the video constituted sedition. 此案仍悬而未决。 The case remains pending.