A group of renowned constitutional scholars has filed a brief asking the First Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a District Court ruling and allow a lawsuit battling the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law to move forward.
The nine recognized experts filed the amicus brief, in support of the service members in Cook v. Rumsfeld, last week.
In court papers last week, Lambda Legal seeks recovery for damages suffered by Brett Timmerman after he was attacked because he is gay. “Mr. Timmerman was singled out and beaten by his attackers because he is gay,” said James P. Madigan, Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Office in Chicago. “He suffered physical as well as emotional injury and has shouldered significant expense in the aftermath of the attack.”
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A group of renowned constitutional scholars has filed a brief asking the First Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a District Court ruling and allow a lawsuit battling the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law to move forward. 
In court papers last week, Lambda Legal seeks recovery for damages suffered by Brett Timmerman after he was attacked because he is gay. “Mr. Timmerman was singled out and beaten by his attackers because he is gay,” said James P. Madigan, Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Office in Chicago. “He suffered physical as well as emotional injury and has shouldered significant expense in the aftermath of the attack.” 