Don't ask, don't tell
Able v. United States, 88 F.3d 1280 (2nd Cir. 1996) (""Able I"), 155 F.3d 628 (2nd Cir. 1998) ("Able II""), is a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that upheld the Don't ask, don't tell (10 USC 654) law against various constitutional challenges." " Both "Able I" and "Able II" overruled district court decisions striking down "Don't ask, don't tell" as unconstitutional.