''I think this decision is an absolute travesty of justice and I think every judge on this court should be ashamed of themselves.... The Supreme Court is not infallible, they get things wrong, and they got it wrong this time.''

James Pietrangelo, II, a former Army Captain, who appealed to the Supreme Court to hear his case against his dismissal under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that excludes gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Forces. However, it is reported that, in refusing the appeal, the court is not passing any judgment on the anti-gay policy itself. (Associated Press)

We don't see that at all as bad news for repeal. What happened today puts the ball back into the court of Congress and the White House to repeal the law, and that's where we think it should be right now."

Kevin Nix of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network remarking on the Supreme Courts refusal to hear a case against the military ban on gays. (BBC News)