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  "path": "/2026/02/04/repub/first-amendment-free-speech-rights-debated-in-sen-mark-kellys-illegal-orders-case/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T22:17:45.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "DC Bureau",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Benjamin Mizer",
    "John Bailey",
    "Mark Kelly",
    "Pete Hegseth",
    "Richard J. Leon",
    "Uniform Code of Military Justice"
  ],
  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — The federal district court judge overseeing the lawsuit Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly filed against the Department of Defense said during a Tuesday hearing he expects to issue a ruling before Feb. 11. Kelly has asked the judge to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Pentagon from demoting his rank as a retired […]",
  "title": "First Amendment free speech rights debated in Sen. Mark Kelly’s illegal orders case"
}