In the opening of its 1997-98 session, the Supreme Court rejected a high-profile attempt by California and Arizona to force the federal government to bear the costs of an "invasion" by illegal aliens. ... The court also, for the third time in a year, rejected a challenge to the Clinton administration's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forces silence on gay members of the US armed forces.
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In the opening of its 1997-98 session, the Supreme Court rejected a high-profile attempt by California and Arizona to force the federal government to bear the costs of an "invasion" by illegal aliens. ... The court also, for the third time in a year, rejected a challenge to the Clinton administration's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forces silence on gay members of the US armed forces.