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Today in Politics, Bulletin 284. 1/12/26 Ron Filipkowski Jan 12 ∙ … Sen.  Mark Kelly  (D-AZ) sued  Pete Hegseth  today seeking an injunction to prevent him from unilaterally moving forward to reduce his Navy rank and retirement pay for the video he made urging service members not to follow unlawful orders. From the lawsuit: "The First Amendment forbids the govt and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech. That prohibition applies with particular force to legislators speaking on matters of public policy. As the Supreme Court held 60 years ago, the Constitution ‘requires that legislators be given the widest latitude to express their views on issues of policy,’ and the govt may not recharacterize protected speech as supposed incitement in order to punish it. The Secretary’s letter makes clear on its face that he is disciplining Senator Kelly solely for the content and viewpoint of his political speech.” “The Executive’s...