Federal Judge Issues Worldwide Injunction Abolishing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

CBS News reports that "a federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops… U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal. Legal experts say they are under no legal obligation to do so and could let Phillips’ ruling stand… 'The order represents a complete and total victory for the Log Cabin Republicans and reaffirms the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians in the military for fighting and dying for our country,' said Dan Woods, an attorney for the Log Cabin group. Government attorneys objected, saying such an abrupt change might harm military operations in a time of war. They had asked Phillips to limit her ruling to the members of the Log Cabin Republicans, a 19,000-member group that includes current and former military service members." Tweet