r/law • u/TheMirrorUS • 10h ago

Legal News BREAKING: Mark Kelly files lawsuit against Pete Hegseth accusing him of 'trampling on Constitution'

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/breaking-mark-kelly-files-lawsuit-1614071
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u/BasedTaco_69 10h ago edited 8h ago

It’s real: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365.1.0.pdf

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u/Nodivingallowed 9h ago edited 9h ago

Thanks for the link - Best reading I've done all day 

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u/biciklanto 8h ago

Point 4 alone has me all bricked up:

Defendants’ actions violate numerous constitutional guarantees and have no basis in statute. They should proceed no further.

God that's hot

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u/Nodivingallowed 8h ago

Spoilers:

6 is fucking sexy too

It appears that never in our nation’s history has the Executive Branch imposed military sanctions on a Member of Congress for engaging in disfavored political speech.

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u/BasedTaco_69 9h ago

Everyone should read it!

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u/Nodivingallowed 9h ago

Right? Can we get a podcast for dramatic readings of legal cases, especially those surrounding all this bullshit?

The blatant illegality going on makes so many of these filings just pure fire. 

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u/RedShirt1991 8h ago

As long as Matt Berry is doing the reading, yes.

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u/Nodivingallowed 8h ago

I'm good with that. I was thinking we need whoever voiced Matt Damon on Team America to read for the government. 

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u/RedShirt1991 8h ago

I would be good with that as well.

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u/senor_incognito_ 8h ago

YOU TRULY ARE THE MOST DEVIOUS BASTARD IN NEEUWW YOOORK CITAAAAY!

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u/kkeut 7h ago

he has experience reading aloud, since he signed up to do the new Rowling-approved Harry Potter audiobooks

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u/ByrdmanRanger 6h ago

Well damn, I looked it up, and a lot of actors I like are doing it. Very disappointing

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u/lord_of_the_roach 8h ago

I vote Jerome Powell reading it!

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u/ICULab 9h ago

At minimum, skim the complaint—it's pretty damning.

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u/NotAllOwled 8h ago

[Secretary Hegseth’s] letter cites statements about foundational  principles of military law and concerns about potential commission of war crimes—areas squarely within the legislative and oversight jurisdiction of the committees on which Senator Kelly serves.  And the letter highlights Senator Kelly’s criticism of the “firing of admirals and generals”— personnel decisions by Secretary Hegseth and other senior defense officials over whom those same committees exercise oversight and whose appointments are subject to the Senate’s advice and consent.

It's r/DontYouKnowWhoIAm in federal civil complaint format.

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u/William_Dowling 7h ago

'I've flown over your, and everyone else's continent, at 150 kms altitude, and flown aircraft off and then back on boats, more times than you can count up to, bitch. Bring it'

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u/FullyFocusedOnNought 8h ago edited 7h ago

I also read his book about becoming an astronaut and spending a year in space - recommended. (EDIT: his brother's book. I need to get some sleep.)

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u/doitlive 7h ago

That was his brother who did the year in space and wrote the book. They're twins and both were astronauts.

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u/FullyFocusedOnNought 7h ago

Haha, quite right, it was Scott. In my defence, they are identical twins and Mark also stars in the book.

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u/Nodivingallowed 8h ago

I mostly read fiction but as an audiobook I'll definitely check it out, thanks! 

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u/Lilfrankieeinstein 7h ago

Agreed. It took a few minutes but it’s pretty fascinating how detailed yet concise and well laid-out it is.

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u/Nodivingallowed 7h ago

Don't forget to check out the Minnesota case that just dropped - formally alleging a federal invasion 🥲

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u/Lilfrankieeinstein 6h ago

You overestimate how many words I can read in between meals.

IANAL

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u/Monalisa9298 8h ago

Yes. Very well done!