Ruling on 'don't ask, don't tell' doesn't elate foes of law
October 14, 2010
Star-Telegram - Richard Rosen, a retired Army judge advocate general lawyer and a law professor at Texas Tech University, believes that U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips erred in her ruling despite his personal support for repeal. He prosecuted cases against gays and lesbians during his time in the Army and believes there's legal standing for it.
Dave Gainer should feel nothing but elation that a U.S. district judge in California ordered the Defense Department to immediately cease enforcing the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" law after she ruled that it is unconstitutional and violates the rights of gays and lesbians.
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Richard Rosen, a retired Army judge advocate general lawyer and a law professor at Texas Tech University, believes that U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips erred in her ruling despite his personal support for repeal. He prosecuted cases against gays and lesbians during his time in the Army and believes there's legal standing for it.