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Federal Court Orders Government to State Position on Defense of DADT
Sun, 2011-07-10 23:00 — Anonymous&b>SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court that has called for the immediate halt of the military's ban on openly gay troops issued an order Monday requiring the U.S. government to state whether it will continue to defend the policy's constitutionality in court. Read more »
Santorum, Bachmann Pledge Continued Bigotry
Sun, 2011-07-10 23:00 — Anonymous— Rick Santorum has become the second Republican presidential candidate to sign a pro-marriage
pledge vowing to fight against same sex marriage, Sharia law and pornography.
When I first read it, I was taken aback by it. I can't argue that I wasn't,
he told CNN on Sunday.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was the first presidential candidate to sign the pledge, created by The Family Leader, a conservative, Iowa-based Christian group. Read more »
House Speaker Boehner Vows to Defend Inequality
Mon, 2011-03-07 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner, R.–Ohio, said on Friday that he is launching a legal defense of the federal law that limits the definition of marriage to the union between one man and one woman. Read more »
Rutgers University to Begin Offering Co-Ed Rooms
Wed, 2011-03-02 00:00 — AnonymousNEW BRUNSWICK—Starting this fall, Rutgers University will allow male and female students to live in the same dormitory room for the first time in a pilot program designed to make the New Brunswick campus more welcoming to gay students. Read more »
Restrictions Remain Despite Repeal of DADT
Mon, 2010-12-20 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON — While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the military, the new law won't go into effect immediately and unanswered questions remain: How soon will the new policy be implemented, will it be accepted by the troops and could it hamper the military in Afghanistan and Iraq? Read more »
Court of Appeals Extends DADT Ban
Sun, 2010-10-31 23:00 — AnonymousSAN FRANCISCO—A federal appeals court on Monday indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military Dont't Ask, Don't Tell
policy. Read more »
Air Force Halts DADT Enforcement While DOJ Appeals
Thu, 2010-10-14 23:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON, DC—The Obama administration will ask a federal judge to allow the don't ask, don't tell
law on gays in the military to continue in force pending an appeal of her order to end it, a lawyer in the case and a person in the government familiar with the discussions said Thursday. Read more »
Fed. Court Stops Enforcement of DADT
Mon, 2010-10-11 23:00 — AnonymousLOS ANGELES—A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. military to stop enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, putting an end to the ban on openly gay troops. Read more »
