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Ocelot II

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1. Link to beautifully scathing order here:

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:44 PM

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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26953150-order-in-mark-kelly-case/

"Rather than trying to shrink the First Amendment liberties of retired service members, Secretary Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought to public discussions and debate on military matters in our Nation over the past 250 years. If so, they will more fully appreciate why the Founding Fathers made free speech the firstAmendment in the Bill of Rights! Hopefully this injunction will in some small way help bring about a course correction in the Defense Department's approach to these issues."

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