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Omstein, a more traditional con servative at the American Enterprise Institute, said it reinforces the view that Roberts is not an ideologue trying to impose his worldview but rather a judge who would be guided by the law. —Bob Roehr News that U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. offered behind-the-scenes help to the first big gay rights victory in the court in 1996 sent both the left and right to spinning that it really didn’t matter much. The story first appeared Aug. 3 in The Los Angeles Times. The case was Romer vs. Evans, involving Colorado’s infamous Amendment 2, pushed by G ay S oldiers T argeted social conservatives to make it substantially for O nline B ehavior The military continues to discharge service more difficult for gays and lesbians to advance members under “don’t ask, don’t tell” who are their rights through the political process. Lambda Legal handled the appeal to the “outed” via online profiles, the Internet service provider Gay.com/Plan- court with pro bono etOut.com reported Aug. 4. assistance from the Since January, Servicemem law firm of Hogan &. bers Legal Defense Network Hartson. As a senior member of the finn has assisted 10 service mem at the time, Roberts bers facing discharge for online profiles. The online offered suggestions outing cases represent 25 on how to shape the percent of the organization’s appeal, and during preparations for oral total outings so far in 2005. arguments, he took SLDN first reported in on the role of Justice May 2004 that service Antonin Scalia in members were being target questioning Jean ed for online profiles. The Dubofsky, who 10 additional cases reported would be arguing the this month include a Farsi case. linguist, a doctor, an intelli “John Roberts... gence analyst and a commu was just terrifically nications officer. Three of helpful in meeting the 10 have served in Iraq with me and spend or Afghanistan, including ing some time on Jeff Howe, an Army artillery the issue,” Dubofsky man who served two tours told the Times. “He of duty in Iraq before being seemed to be very outed by a profile posted at fair-minded and very Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. Connexion.org, an online has demonstrated legal support for gays. astute.” queer community site. When tHV deci SLDN has partnered sion came down, the court voted 6-3 that with Gay.com/PlanetOut.com and Connex- Amendment 2 unfairly discriminated against ion.org to release precautions for service mem gays and declared it unconstitutional. bers using online sites. Service members should Lambda Legal executive director Kevin not, the organization warns, access such sites Cathcart tried to downplay the significance of using a military computer, post photos in online Roberts’ contribution. “Lawyers in firms are profiles or use terminology or information that often called on to play roles to support their may reveal the poster is a service member. firm’s work; the work is routine and, as here, “Being identified as lesbian, gay or “bisexual often goes without notice.” in an online profile is ‘telling,’ ” said SLDN He preferred to f<x:us on Roberts’ “much executive director C. Dixon Osburn. “Many more extensive advtxiacy positions that we service members assume they are safe by using oppose.” For Cathcart, that was the fear that the online sites, but that unfortunately is not tme. nominee might oppose abortion rights and the Being out to anyone, at anytime, and anywhere, underpinning of privacy. He added, “This is one including online, can mean the end of a military more piece that will be added to the puzzle in career.” the vetting of John Roberts’ nomination.” Howe said: “I thought 1 was fine {using Human Rights Campaign president Joe Sol- online services). 1 didn’t realize my personal ad monese raised similar concerns. “Judge Roberts’ was a violation of the policy.” He went on to say involvement in the case is noteworthy, but his queer service members, and those considering a participation adds little to our understanding of career in the military, should contact SLDN for how he would vote on the court. The stakes are legal counsel. tix) high for guessing games over Judge Roberts’ Guidelines for service members using online stance.” sites are posted at www.sldn.org. Service mem Far-right social conservatives were vexed bers with questions regarding online sites should that Roberts just might not be a raging homo also contact SLDN for free, confidential legal phobe. “It is clearly concerning because, accord counseling at 202-328-FAIR or legal@sldn.org. ing to the story, Judge Roberts did not hesitate to get involved to work on this case pro bono,” FBI A sked to I nvestigate A rsons Mat Staver told Baptist Press News. He is presi After an unprecedented series of arsons tar dent of the conservative legal group Liberty geting a queer-friendly church in Middlebrook, Counsel. Va.; gay bars in Fayetteville, Ark., and “This is certainly not welcome news to those Brownsville, Texas; and the home of two gay of us who advocate for traditional values,” said men outside Orlando, Fla., the National Coali Tony Perkins in a statement released by the tion of Anti-Violence Programs has asked the Family Research Council. Later he tried to dis FBI to investigate ail of the arsons collectively. miss Roberts’ role as “what lawyers do—repre In a letter sent Aug. 1 to FBI director Robert sent their firm’s clients, whether they agree with S. Mueller III, the coalition requested that the what those clients stand for or not.” agency look into the arsons and investigate any Talking points put out by the Committee for connections to a possible heightened or coordi Justice, a group formed earlier to support Presi nated activity by hate groups. dent Bush’s judicial nominations, said the infor “We know that the FBI is kx)king into any
