SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to reconsider its order last week demanding an immediate halt to the enforcement of the ban on openly gay troops in the military.
The federal government filed the emergency motion Thursday in response to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to lift its stay of a lower court's ruling last year that found the ban, known as "don't ask, don't tell," unconstitutional.
The Justice Department urged the court to issue a decision by the end of the day Friday.
Last year's ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by the Log Cabin Republicans against the Department of Justice.
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