A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Pentagon cannot punish Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy pilot, for taking part in a video that called on U.S. military members to defy "illegal orders."U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, appointed by former President George W. Bush, found the Pentagon violated Kelly’s First Amendment right to free speech and those of "millions of military retirees" by censuring him Jan. 5.Leon's ruling blocks the Pentagon from demoting Kelly's retired military rank of captain or reducing his pay during an ongoing lawsuit he brought against War Secretary Pete Hegsest...

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