Por Devan Cole, CNN

La corte federal de apelaciones pareció dispuesta este jueves a rechazar el intento del secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, de sancionar al senador demócrata Mark Kelly por su llamado a miembros del servicio militar de EE.UU. a negarse a cumplir órdenes ilegales.

La mayoría de los jueces de un panel de tres integrantes de la corte de apelaciones del Circuito de Washington pasó más de hora y media cuestionando los argumentos del Departamento de Justicia para reactivar los planes de Hegseth, que fueron bloqueados a principios de este año por un juez federal que los consideró una represalia inconstitucional.

“Eso es algo que se enseña en Annapolis a cada cadete”, dijo la jueza Nina Pillard, designada por el expresidente Barack Obama, en referencia a los comentarios de Kelly el año pasado.

“Estas son personas que han servido a su país —muchas han puesto sus vidas en riesgo—”, dijo la jueza Florence Pan, designada por el expresidente Joe Biden. “Y ustedes están diciendo que tienen que renunciar a su estatus de retirados para poder decir algo que es un ejemplo de manual —enseñado en West Point y en la Academia Naval— de que se pueden desobedecer órdenes ilegales”.

El tercer miembro del panel, la jueza Karen Henderson, designada por el expresidente George H. W. Bush, pareció mostrar cierta simpatía por los argumentos del Gobierno.

Kelly, capitán retirado de la Marina y exastronauta que representa a Arizona, demandó a Hegseth en enero después de que el secretario anunciara que el Pentágono buscaría tomar medidas administrativas contra él, incluyendo reducir su último rango militar —lo que disminuiría el pago que recibe como capitán retirado— y emitir una carta de censura.

Tanto Hegseth como el presidente Donald Trump han criticado a Kelly por un video publicado en noviembre por el legislador de Arizona y otros cinco demócratas con experiencia en el ámbito militar o de inteligencia, en el que instaban a los miembros del servicio a no obedecer órdenes ilegales que pudieran ser emitidas por el Gobierno de Trump.

En el video, los legisladores no especifican qué órdenes han recibido o podrían recibir que serían ilegales. Sin embargo, fue publicado en un contexto en el que funcionarios militares de EE.UU., incluido el comandante del Comando Sur, y aliados como el Reino Unido cuestionaban la legalidad de una serie de ataques militares contra presuntos narcotraficantes en el Caribe y el Pacífico oriental. También coincidió con múltiples impugnaciones judiciales contra la decisión de Trump el año pasado de desplegar a miembros de la Guardia Nacional en ciudades gobernadas por demócratas.

Fiscales federales en Washington también intentaron imputar a los legisladores por el video, pero un gran jurado rechazó el caso en una inusual decisión.

Fuera del tribunal, Kelly advirtió sobre el objetivo del intento de censura: “Si dices algo que al presidente y a esta administración no les gusta, irán contra ti”.

Según él, el Gobierno argumentó en el tribunal que “cada vez que un veterano retirado dice algo que no le gusta al secretario de Defensa, puede ser castigado”.

“Las personas que más han dado al servicio de este país no serían libres de decir lo que creen”, añadió Kelly.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – An 11-year-old’s one-dollar donation is helping inspire a new eviction prevention effort in Santa Barbara.

Everything Under the Sun, a local non-profit, recently helped a tenant avoid eviction and is now expanding that work with a broader campaign aimed at keeping more residents housed amid ongoing housing pressures in the region.

The initiative began in a simple but meaningful way — with a single dollar given by a child who knows the organization’s founder through sports. That small gesture has since grown into the foundation of a much larger fundraising effort.

Anastasia Rodriguez, 11, said she wanted to be part of helping people in need. “When he told me about his non-profit, I really wanted to help, so I wanted to donate the first dollar,” she said.

Founder Al Ortiz said the moment stood out as the beginning of the campaign. “The first thing that came out of Anastasia’s mouth was, ‘Coach Al, can I donate the first dollar toward the one million dollar challenge?’”

The organization now hopes to raise $1 million to support eviction prevention efforts and provide stability for more families across the community.

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – William Justin Koznar was sentenced to 11 years in state prison after causing the death of his girlfriend Sara Marie Goodwin in a Moorpark hotel room in October of 2020.

Koznar pled guilty to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter in March of this year as part of a negotiated plea agreement with local prosecutors.

On October 7, 2020, officers were sent to a Moorpark hotel after Koznar was acting belligerently in the hotel's lobby and responding officers contacted him in the room he had been sharing with his girlfriend for almost two weeks prior shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

When officers entered the hotel room, they found Sara Goodwin bleeding on the bed and unconscious and she was transported for medical treatment, but later died from her injuries detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

According to the local prosecutor's office, security footage and Koznar's own statements confirmed that no one else had entered the hotel room.

"We hope this disposition provides the finality the family needs to move forward honoring the life of Ms. Goodwin, without the stress of continuing court appearances and the uncertainty of a jury trial," shared Senior Deputy District Attorney Amber Lee who prosecuted the case.

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