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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
'Some type of military gender police': Federal judge mocked as 'Commander Reyes' by Pete Hegseth blocks Trump's transgender ban — again

Elura NanosMar 27th
'Commander Reyes': Trump defense secretary mocks judge who ruled against transgender ban, says she should train Green Berets since she's 'now a top military planner'

Chris PerezMar 23rd
'It's time for fresh blood': Trump purging military JAG lawyers so they won't be 'roadblocks to anything that happens' over next 4 years, Hegseth says

Chris PerezFeb 23rd
'Obvious illegality': Trump's firing of US watchdogs violated federal law as he kicked 'longtime public servants' to the curb without properly telling Congress, suit says

Chris PerezFeb 12th