Military gay ban stays
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November 14, 2010, Sunday
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THE US Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift the Pentagon's ban that prevents openly gay men and women from serving in the US military, rejecting a request by a gay rights group.
The high court denied the request by the Log Cabin Republicans that sought to lift an order permitting the Pentagon to continue enforcing its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.
That policy, adopted in 1993, requires homosexual soldiers to keep their sexual orientation private. President Barack Obama has sought to lift the policy but has said he wanted Congress to do it rather than the courts.
The Log Cabin Republicans won a district court ruling last month that found the policy was unconstitutional and barred the military from enforcing it. The Obama administration appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and won permission to continue enforcing it while that court reviewed the case.
The Log Cabin Republicans asked the Supreme Court to intervene and lift the stay.
The request was made to Justice Anthony Kennedy because he is responsible for appeals from the Ninth Circuit but he referred it to the full court, which denied the request without comment. The case will now proceed through the appeals court, based in San Francisco.
Obama and military leaders have said they want Congress to pass a new law rescinding "don't ask, don't tell."
The high court denied the request by the Log Cabin Republicans that sought to lift an order permitting the Pentagon to continue enforcing its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.
That policy, adopted in 1993, requires homosexual soldiers to keep their sexual orientation private. President Barack Obama has sought to lift the policy but has said he wanted Congress to do it rather than the courts.
The Log Cabin Republicans won a district court ruling last month that found the policy was unconstitutional and barred the military from enforcing it. The Obama administration appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and won permission to continue enforcing it while that court reviewed the case.
The Log Cabin Republicans asked the Supreme Court to intervene and lift the stay.
The request was made to Justice Anthony Kennedy because he is responsible for appeals from the Ninth Circuit but he referred it to the full court, which denied the request without comment. The case will now proceed through the appeals court, based in San Francisco.
Obama and military leaders have said they want Congress to pass a new law rescinding "don't ask, don't tell."
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