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The turns keep coming in the federal case to end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Today the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court granted a stay on ending DADT. They stay is temporary, however, allowing the matter to be further investigated. Christian Berle, speaking for the Log Cabin Republicans, who originally filed the federal case, said… "Log Cabin […]
Federal Judge Virginia Phillips has officially denied the stay requested by the Justice Dept in regards to her ruling that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is unconstitutional and must end immediately. She called their reasoning "unpersuasive". The case will certainly be appealed. READ MORE HERE
The Defense Dept is now accepting openly gay applicants for military service. This is on the heels of Federal Judge Virginia Phillips ordering the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and is expected to deny a stay requested on the matter. The federal case will be appealed, which has led LGBT groups to caution LGBT
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said this, on the matter of the Justice Dept request for a stay on the recent DADT ruling…"My tentative ruling is to deny the application for a stay." Phillips was the Judge that issued the ruling for the military to immediately cease the policy of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, on
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In the wake of the appalling yet expected appeal by the Dept Of Justice to the recent ruling by a Federal judge that the military policy Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is unconstitutional and must end, the Pentagon has announced that it will follow the judge’s ruling during the appeal process. The Pentagon will stop investigating
Well, not much of a shocker, but the Dept. of Justice has requested an immediate stay to U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ruling that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell should be ended. If the judge does not grant the stay then it’s expected to be appealed to the US Court of Appeals. The Dept of Justice
