U.S. Supreme Court Keeps 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' In Place During Appeal

Supreme Court Declines To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' -- Washington Post

Rejecting a request by a Republican gay rights group, the U.S. Supreme Court refused Friday to stop enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy while a lower court hears a challenge to the ban.

Friday's decision by the high court keeps in place the military's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit prepares to hear legal arguments in a case brought by the Log Cabin Republicans. The group is challenging the constitutionality of "don't ask, don't tell" and in September convinced a federal district judge to briefly block enforcement of the ban.

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