Judge Bars DADT Enforcement | News | Advocate.com
A federal judge has blocked enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell" and has instructed the Defense Department immediately to "suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding" related to the policy.
U.S. district judge Virginia A. Phillips, who struck down DADT as unconstitutional after a July bench trial in Riverside, Calif., entered her judgment shortly before noon Pacific time on Tuesday.
The injunction against the policy becomes effective immediately, although Justice Department attorneys have previously objected in court and may appeal Phillips's ruling to the U.S. court of appeals for the ninth circuit.
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