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SLDN Issues Statement on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals “Don’t Ask” Ruling
For immediate release:
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Contact:
Zeke Stokes: (803) 479-0439 (cell) / (202) 621-5406 (office) or zeke@sldn.org
Paul DeMiglio: (202) 621-5408 (office) or paul@sldn.org
SLDN Issues Statement on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals “Don’t Ask” Ruling
(Washington, D.C.) Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) responded to today’s decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Log Cabin Republicans vs. U.S. case challenging the constitutionality of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT):
“This decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was not unexpected, but we do regret that the court did not uphold Judge Phillips’ ruling that ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was unconstitutional. Notwithstanding today’s decision, the Log Cabin case, like the Cook case before it, played a major role in persuading policy makers to repeal DADT,” said Army Veteran and SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis.
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