Breaking News:
Various media sources are reporting that a federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips today granted a request for an injunction halting the government’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays in the military.
The judge says that the policy instead of helping military readiness has a “direct and deleterious effect” on the armed services.
According to the Washington Post:
The lawsuit was the biggest legal test of the law in recent years and came amid promises by President Barack Obama that he will work to repeal the policy.
Government lawyers argued Phillips lacked the authority to issue a nationwide injunction and the issue should be decided by Congress.
The injunction was sought by the Log Cabin Republicans, a 19,000-member group that includes current and former military members.
