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US District Judge Richard Leon wrote in a scathing ruling that Hegseth had unconstitutionally retaliated against Kelly in seeking to demote the retired Navy captain.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Kelly filed a lawsuit in January that accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of violating his First Amendment rights by moving to formally censure him and demote him over the video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Newby also could promote or demote judges on lower courts, deciding who served as their chiefs and held prestigious committee posts.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

The Tesla board would probably have to remove or at least demote him.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2025

Anxiety, self-doubt, and bickering replaced that night’s buoyant optimism as Bolles scrutinized each of them anew, trying to figure out who to keep in the boat and who to demote.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

I think it's really telling that as soon as Ulbrich gets into the role, he demotes Hackett.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

Right after the ink on that resignation letter has dried, Deborah demotes Ava to second chair, telling her that Winnie is requiring her to hire the previous host’s head writer.

From Salon ● May 31, 2024

Facebook said it also demotes content from news publishers that users rate as untrusted in surveys and content posted by pages or accounts that repeatedly violate its rules.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2021

Of course, as soon as Coleman demotes him we know his resentment will boil over.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2016

“When an employer demotes an employee out of a desire to prevent the employee from engaging in political activity that the First Amendment protects, the employee is entitled to challenge that unlawful action.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2016

Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to multiple reports.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Whenever there is a reshuffle at the top of government, it is worth keeping an eye and an ear on the dislodged, demoted and rejected former ministers.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The man who shockingly demoted then-24-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa in favor of a more experienced player prior to the 2010 World Cup was now relying on upstarts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

They excluded those that used to be in a larger-stock category and got demoted, or those that entered the market through an initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Captain Bugloss, the officer responsible, had, of course, been demoted and expelled from the Owsla, but his disgrace, though very proper, only added to the General’s difficulties.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The EU said Google abused its market dominance as a search engine by promoting its own comparison-shopping service in search results and demoting those of competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

She claimed this included swapping her successful client account with a failing one, demoting her on a big internal project, and trying to downgrade her performance, the tribunal heard.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

The European Commission said Google is demoting media publishers' websites and content in search results when they include content from commercial partners, such as sponsored editorial pieces.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

The mayor said she was demoting Crowley for failing to inform her about the dangerous conditions or to activate hundreds of firefighters ahead of the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Royal Brougham fired the first and potentially most lethal: Had he made a critical mistake by demoting his sophomores?

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown