The usual apologies if somebody already posted this, but it looks good for her reinstatement on Friday !
The judge can't see a legitimate reason not to reinstate Maj. Margaret Witt to the Air Force Reserve.
I don't think any of us can, either.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A lawyer for a decorated flight nurse discharged for being gay urged a federal judge Tuesday to reinstate her to the Air Force Reserve, and the judge indicated he might have no other choice.
U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton in Tacoma said he would issue a ruling Friday in the case of former Maj. Margaret Witt. As the trial closed, he expressed strong doubts about the government's arguments seeking to have Witt's dismissal upheld.
The judge suggested his hands were tied by a 2008 appeals court ruling, which said the military can't fire people for being gay unless it shows their dismissal was necessary to further military goals.
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