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'Don't ask, don't tell' policy ruled unconstitutional

Started by Shana A, September 10, 2010, 11:14:27 AM

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September 10, 2010, 11:14:27 AM
'Don't ask, don't tell' policy ruled unconstitutional
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 10, 2010 7:25 a.m. EDT

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/09/dont.ask.dont.tell/?hpt=T2

(CNN) -- A federal court in Riverside, California, ruled Thursday that the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy -- which bars gay men and lesbians from serving openly -- is unconstitutional.

"Plaintiff has demonstrated it is entitled to the relief sought on behalf of its members, a judicial declaration that the don't ask, don't tell act violates the Fifth and First Amendments, and a permanent injunction barring its enforcement," concluded U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips, a 1999 Clinton appointee.

The 85-page ruling came in a case filed by the group Log Cabin Republicans against the government and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
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