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Marine commandant says ‘now is not the time’ to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
With American troops still fighting in Afghanistan, the new Commandant of the U.S. Marines Corps says “now is not the time” to overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military ban on openly gay service members.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ plaintiffs petition U.S. Supreme Court to vacate stay
Attorney’s for the Log Cabin Republicans, plaintiffs in the case to overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” filed a petition Friday with the United States Supreme Court to vacate the stay of the injunction issued last week by the U. S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which would have suspended enforcement of the policy while it was in litigation.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to remain in effect during appeal, court rules
A federal appeals court on Monday ordered “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military ban on openly gay service members, to remain in effect indefinitely while the Justice department challenges a lower-court opinion declaring the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law unconstitutional.
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White House meeting scheduled to discuss congressional repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Obama Administration sources have told the Advocate’s Senior White House Correspondent Kerry Eleveld, that presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina are due to hold a meeting today on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
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White House under severe criticism for defense of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The Obama administration is coming under fire for its defense of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by successfully petitioning the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week for an emergency stay of U. S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillip’s injunction issued last Tuesday against the policy.
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Breaking: Federal appeals court grants stay, reinstates ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
A federal appeals court late today reinstated “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay service members. A three-judge panel U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the Justice Department’s emergency request to allow the policy to remain intact while the appeals court considers the issues presented. [via Metro Weekly] This […]
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Judge denies stay in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling — military begins accepting gay recruits
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a government request to delay her order to halt discharges under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and the Pentagon took the unprecedented steps to begin allowing openly gay recruits to enlist, or re-enlist, in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Federal judge refuses to back down on landmark ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling
The federal judge who issued a worldwide injunction last week ordering the U.S. military to cease enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” has tentatively rejected the federal government’s request for an emergency stay in the injunction.
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Pentagon halts enforcement of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’– Justice department files appeal, seeks stay
The Pentagon issued guidance to troop commanders on Thursday to obey a court order lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military, while the Justice Department requested an emergency stay of a federal judge’s injunction stopping enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
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Federal judge orders U.S. military to cease enforcement of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
A federal judge today issued a nationwide injunction ordering the U.S. military today to immediately cease enforcement of “Don’t ask, Don’t tell,” ending, at least for now, the military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay and lesbian service members.