Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Federal Don't Ask, Don't Tell case nears conclusion

The Log Cabin Republicans' case against the military's ban on openly gay troops wound down in federal court in California on Friday.

"Our military will give a convicted felon a gun but will not give a gay guy a typewriter," said Dan Woods (pictured), the lawyer representing the Log Cabin Republicans, in closing arguments. Judge Virginia Phillips interrupted Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Freeborne during his closing arguments to dispute his understanding of the scope of the court's review.