The court challenge to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (Cook v. Rumsfeld) was dismissed today by the U.S. District Court forthe District of Massachusetts. According to the Service Members Legal Defense Network website,

The U.S. District Court forthe District of Massachusetts has granted the government’s motion to dismiss in Cook v. Rumsfeld, a constitutional challenge to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service members.

Visit the SLDN website for more information.

Update: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) announced on May 15, 2006, that it intends to appeal a court decision dismissing its constitutional challenge to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel.