Is It ‘Seditious’ or ‘Illegal’ to Urge the Military to Refuse Unlawful Orders? Legal Experts Weigh In

President Donald Trump and his Administration have suggested six Democrats violated the law. Legal experts disagree.

What the military oath of enlistment says about legal and illegal orders

The call from Democratic veterans in Congress highlights the federal law that dictates the conduct of members of the military ...

Pentagon investigates Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'

The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers ...

Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for breach of military law after video that urged defying illegal orders

The Pentagon indicated that it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former U.S. Navy captain, for a video ...

Military lawyer on fallout from lawmakers' 'Illegal orders' video

ABC News' Ike Ejiochi speaks to former military lawyer, Margaret Donovan, about the video made by six Democratic lawmakers ...

Hegseth focuses on potential punishments for Sen. Kelly in confrontation over ‘illegal orders’ video

Publicly, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been highly critical of the six Democratic lawmakers who released a video ...

Troops risk court-martial if they follow Democrats’ ‘illegal orders’ advice, former military lawyers warn

While the lawmakers behind the video framed the appeal as a defense of the Constitution, military legal codes make clear that ...

Explainer: Can military members refuse orders?

Members of the U.S. military have the legal right to refuse orders they believe are unlawful, but they risk violating ...