Legal Opinion
Cook v. Rumsfeld
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 24, 2006No. Civil Action 04-12546-GAOPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs are twelve former members of the armed forces of the United States who assert that they were forced to leave the military service involuntarily by reason of the defendants’ enforcement of 10 U.S.C. § 654 and regulations adopted pursuant to it. Section 654 and its implementing regulations express what has be-conie known as the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the armed forces, mandating the exclusion from service of persons who either have engaged or attempted to engage in homosexual acts or have effectively identified themselves as…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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