Judge Rules Pete Hegseth VIOLATED Sen. Mark Kelly's 1st Amendment Free Speech Rights
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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🗓️ 17 February 2026
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Summary
First, Senator Mark Kelly defeated Donald Trump's Department of Justice when a grand jury refused to indict him for speaking the truth by saying that military members must disobey illegal orders.
Now, Sen. Kelly has defeated Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense when a judge ruled that Hegseth may not punish Senator Kelly for exercising his First Amendment free speech rights.
These rulings are good for the rule of law, good for the Constitution, and points of light shining amidst the Trump-induced darkness.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner. |
| 0:15.5 | A judge has ruled that Pete Hegseth has violated Senator Mark Kelly's free speech rights. |
| 0:21.8 | Glenn has the story next on Justice Matters. |
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| 1:21.4 | Hey all. Glenn Kershner here. So friends, today was a good day for Senator Mark Kelly. |
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| 1:47.7 | Let's get right to the new reporting, and then we're going to have a look at a judge's legal |
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