(AP) A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a government request to temporarily freeze a judge's order telling the military to stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals instructed the lawyers for … Continue reading »

WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration has asked a federal appeals court to immediately suspend a judge's ruling that overturned the military's "don't ask, don't tell'" policy on gays. The administration says it wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Continue reading »

U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Philips of Riverside has denied a request to put her ban on the military’s "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on hold while the government appeals the case. In September, Phillips declared the military's ban on … Continue reading »

Two accounts of today's hearing, one from AP, the other from Politico. Judge: inclined to nix delay of gay troops order RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) A federal judge said on Monday that she is inclined to deny a government request to … Continue reading »

Some conflicting events today connected to Don't Ask Don't Tell. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a non-profit group that advocates against the policy, got a hold of an internal memo from the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General ordering JAG … Continue reading »

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration will ask a federal judge to allow the "don't ask, don't tell" law on gays in the military to continue in force pending an appeal of her order to end it, a lawyer in … Continue reading »

Yesterday, a California U.S. District Judge issued an injunction against the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell rules, ordering the armed services to "immediately…suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge" of gay and lesbian personnel. The judge, Virginia Phillips had earlier … Continue reading »