Judiciary/Legal Matters

Supreme Court Ruling Does Not Make Case for Repeal of...

On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that unilaterally enacted controversial legislation to bar employment discrimination on grounds of “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.” ( Bostok v. Clayton County ) This decision did not... Read More

06 Jul 20

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters, Military Culture/Diversity

Legal Battle Over Trump/Mattis Transgender Policy: Update #5

Advocates of social causes enjoyed free rein during the Obama Administration , and they are still pressing hard to impose their agenda on the military. In the summer of 2017, when President Donald Trump announced his intent to review and revise the previous administration’s... Read More

04 Apr 20

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters

Trump Administration Wins Appeals Court Ruling on...

Appeals Court Respects Presidential Prerogatives Litigation Update #4. The ongoing campaign to misuse the federal court system to overturn policies regarding transgenders in the military, which President Donald Trump has tried to revise, recently took interesting turns. Read More

20 Jan 19

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters

Seattle Subpoena SLAPPs CMR

What if a future federal judge nullified a future president’s orders sending troops to fight overseas – not because the Commander-in-Chief was abusing his constitutional powers, but because his (or her) motives for deploying troops were not politically correct? In view of... Read More

21 Aug 18

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters

“Supreme Judicial Commanders” Should Not Run Our Military

President Donald Trump seems buoyed by signs of progress on his economic recovery agenda, but he is in danger of losing his fight to strengthen military readiness and morale. In fact, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) activists are poised to win their biggest, most... Read More

07 Dec 17

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters

CMR DEFENDS LEGAL VICTORY BEFORE COURT OF APPEALS

On August 16, 2002, Washington D.C. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth dismissed, with prejudice, the lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Carey D. Lohrenz against Elaine Donnelly and the Center for Military Readiness (CMR) in 1996. The... Read More

05 Nov 13

Tags Congress/Legislation, Judicial/Legal Matters

Manning and Hasan Lessons Learned: The Deadly Price of...

The story of 25 year-old Army Pvt. Bradley Manning , now convicted, demoted, and sentenced to 35 years at Fort Leavenworth prison, has taken a bizarre turn. In the same week, Major Nidal Hasan, a bearded jihadist wearing an Army uniform, sat in a... Read More

22 Aug 13

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters

Allen West Questions Senators Paul and Cruz on Support...

Iraq war veteran and former congressman Col. Allen West (R-FL) has criticized Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for supporting controversial legislation that would create a new independent system of military... Read More

11 Aug 13

Tags Congress/Legislation, Judicial/Legal Matters, Sexual Misconduct

Lessons Learned: Impact of DOMA Ruling on Military Families

In an article published in the Washington Times , CMR President Elaine Donnelly highlighted the long-term consequences of the Supreme Court's failure to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , which defined marriage as the bond of one man and one woman: Read More

05 Jul 13

Tags Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Judicial/Legal Matters

LOHRENZ V. DONNELLY DISMISSED BY THE SUPREME COURT

In September 2003 a three-judge panel of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reaffirmed the Motion for Summary Judgment that had been approved by U. S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth in August 2002. The case finally ended on May 17,... Read More

04 Sep 06

Tags Congress/Legislation, Judicial/Legal Matters