Dale Carpenter

Prof. Carpenter Quoted in U.S. Law Week on DADT

Professor Dale Carpenter was quoted extensively in a lead news story in the Bureau of National Affairs' U.S. Law Week. The story involved the recent district court decision ordering the government to stop enforcing the ban on military service by gays and lesbians known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Carpenter discussed the worldwide scope of the recent injunction, the basis for the judge's decision, the potential importance of the case for constitutional law, and the government's options for appeal.