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December 14, 2010

Discharged Soldiers File Suit Against "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
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Three U.S. soldiers discharged under the law barring openly gay
servicemembers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government. On
Monday, the soldiers asked a U.S. District Court in San Francisco to
grant them reinstatement in the military and declare the "Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell" policy unconstitutional. The suit comes just days after U.S.
Senate Republicans blocked advancement of a measure to repeal the ban.



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