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Thursday, September 01, 2011  Gay rights group seeks court ruling to prevent return of 'don't ask, don't tell'

Saturday, November 13, 2010  Supreme Court keeps 'don't ask, don't tell' in place during lower court appeal

Friday, October 15, 2010  Pentagon memo warns gay troops 'don't tell,' even though 'don't ask' law is suspended

Thursday, October 14, 2010  Defense Department says it will comply with court ruling against don't ask, don't tell law

Thursday, October 14, 2010  The Pentagon said Wednesday it had not issued written guidance on a judge's order throwing out the ban, and commanders in the field said they did not know how to proceed on sensitive questions like pursuing existing investigations against gay service members.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips won praise from gays and was derided by critics as an activist judge

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Judge rules as gays, Pentagon divide over quick or slow end to 'don't ask, don't tell' policy

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  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.

Saturday, September 11, 2010  After court victory, gay-rights activists pressing Senate to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'

Friday, September 10, 2010  A federal judge said she will issue an order to halt the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, after she declared the ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.