ABC's The Note blog is reporting that the Supreme Court issued an order today denying a request from a gay rights group to ban the implementation of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which bans openly gay troops from serving in the military. Last month, District Court Judge Virginia Phillips ruled that the policy was unconstitutional and issued an injunctionblocking its enforcement. An appeals court overturned the injunction,deciding that the policy could remain in effect while the government appealed the merits of the case.
Writes Lyle Denniston on the SCOTUS blog:
