"The U.S. Supreme Court is refusing to block enforcement of the Defense Department's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on gays in the military while a federal appeals court considers the issue," the Associated Press writes.
SCOTUSBlog sums up the news this way:
"The Supreme Court, without noting any dissent, agreed on Friday to leave the military's 'don't ask/don't tell' policy in effect while its constitutionality is under review in lower courts."
The High Court's order is posted here. It says simply that:
"The application to vacate the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on November 1, 2010, presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this application."
The request had been brought to the court by the Log Cabin Republicans, which, as the AP writes, has "challenged the constitutionality of the policy."
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