James Lobsenz, an attorney for Carney, Badley, Spellman
in Seattle, will provide an insider’s perspective on the pending
appeals court litigation pertaining to the military’s “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell” policy.

Mr. Lobsenz will talk about his work as the lead
plaintiff’s attorney in Witt v. US Dept. of the Air Force. In this
case, currently pending petition for rehearing en banc, the 9th
Circuit ruled that the government did not meet its burden to show that
Major Witt’s homosexuality disrupted unit cohesion and morale and
therefore failed to justify its discharge of Major Witt from the Air
Force after eighteen years in service.

Mr. Lobsenz will also provide
analysis of the 1st Circuit’s decision in Cook v. Gates that runs
counter the 9th Circuit’s decision in Witt v. Air Force.

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