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President Clinton obviously doesn't recognize a friend when he sees one. Judge Terry Hatter Jr. has given Clinton a shot at political redemption, but if the president is grateful, he has a strange way of showing...
Last month, Hatter, a Los Angeles Federal District Court judge, ruled that the military ban on homosexual service is unconstitutional, giving the president a clear opportunity to fulfill (finally) his campaign pledge to end the ban. Instead of gratitude, though, Hatter got a promise that the Clinton administration will appeal his decision...
...Granted, Hatter's ruling complicated things just when Clinton thought he could put the contentious issue behind him. The last thing Clinton needs now that he's finally getting his presidency on track is another messy battle over a "marginal" issue that will distract him and the nation from his crusade for health care reform. On the other hand, if he were to win such a battle, Clinton might finally assert some authority over a renegade Democratic Congress, which has demonstrated little respect for the Democratic president it awaited for so long. Besides, the decision to contest a ruling that...
...response to the ruling by Judge Terry J. Hatter of Federal District Court in Los Angeles, the military services have stopped all discharges or other sanctions against gay service members. The case is under appeal...
...District Judge Terry Hatter Jr., sitting in Los Angeles, wants to know why the Navy's ban on homosexuals is still in place eight months after he declared it unconstitutional. He has instructed Defense Secretary Les Aspin, along with the Secretary of the Navy and the commanding officer of a Bay Area naval air station, to explain themselves in a court hearing this week or be held in contempt...