How expansive is the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause?
Source: The Hill News · Bias: Center
Summary
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) appealed to the First Amendment to block the "censure" levied against him by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon agreed, freezing the censure action pending the outcome of an appeal.
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