Thursday afternoon, US District Court Judge Stanley Sporkin will issue a permanent injunction barring the Navy from discharging senior chief petty officer Timothy McVeigh. Judge Sporkin had issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, ruling that the Navy overstepped the bounds of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and its own "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy. McVeigh, a 17-year veteran, was threatened with expulsion after Navy investigators obtained information from AOL indicating that McVeigh had used the word "gay" in his online profiles. The Navy is expected to appeal.
McVeigh Injunction
Thursday afternoon, US District Court Judge Stanley Sporkin will issue a permanent injunction barring the Navy from discharging senior chief petty officer Timothy McVeigh. Judge Sporkin had issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, ruling that the Navy overstepped the bounds of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and its own "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy. McVeigh, a 17-year veteran, was threatened with expulsion after Navy investigators obtained information from AOL indicating that McVeigh had used the word "gay" in his online profiles. The Navy is expected to appeal.
