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'I see no evidence': Judge surprisingly unloads on Pete Hegseth's 'spectacular overreach' in middle of oral arguments as colleagues ponder off-ramp

Matt NahamMay 19th
Judges to decide if Pete Hegseth's 'retreat' from 'demonstrably false premise' should doom 'textbook retaliation' campaign

Matt NahamMay 16th
Fresh off 'illegal orders' beatdown in court, Pete Hegseth targets 'Captain' Mark Kelly with 'legal counsel' review for 'blabbing on TV'

Matt NahamMay 11th
'I mean, this is really basic': Astounded judges force Pete Hegseth lawyer to concede that Sen. Mark Kelly never said 'disobey lawful orders'

Matt NahamMay 7th
Court filing says Hegseth claimed power to censor military retirees at will to 'punish' Sen. Mark Kelly, as Trump DOJ undoes actual 'sedition' convictions

Matt NahamApr 16th
Pete Hegseth ran right into 'classic' violation of Constitution with 'Orwellian' directive that had 'no legal effect,' judge rules

Matt NahamMar 27th
'I find that pretty surprising': Judge astonished by DOJ concessions about Pete Hegseth's legally meaningless 'directive' online

Matt NahamMar 25th
Brawl over Pete Hegseth's 'blacklisting' of company for resisting involvement in 'mass surveillance of Americans' is already heating up in court

Matt NahamMar 12th
Pete Hegseth may have sped up appeal of massive court loss to Sen. Mark Kelly right into a brick wall

Matt NahamMar 3rd
After getting crushed in court, Hegseth mocked Sen. Mark Kelly and took a dozen days to do anything more

Matt NahamFeb 25th
'This Court will not be the first': Judge pleads with Pete Hegseth to stop 'trying to shrink' Constitution in rebuke of Mark Kelly's punishment

Matt NahamFeb 12th
'Plain statement of blackletter law': Sen. Mark Kelly sues after Trump, Hegseth 'branded' him as a 'traitor' for saying 'you can refuse illegal orders'

Matt NahamJan 12th
'The public deserves to know': Secret DOJ boat strike immunity memo 'broad enough to authorize just about anything' must be exposed, lawsuit says

Matt NahamDec 10th
'Chat's kind of dead': IG report reveals Pete Hegseth's excuse for breaking the law in Signalgate aftermath, plus a surreal JD Vance cameo

Matt NahamDec 4th
'Reckless misconduct': Trump admin hit with FOIA request for full DOD inspector general report on Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss 'sensitive military operations'

Colin KalmbacherOct 8th
'Immediate and devastating': Trump admin 'unlawfully modified' health insurance for gender-affirming care in 'betrayal' of military families, lawsuit says

Colin KalmbacherSep 9th