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Solomon amendment will survive
December 06, 2005 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
After today's oral argument at the US Supreme Court, it seems beyond doubt that the Solomon Amendment will survive attempts to have it declared unconstitutional.
Law schools that oppose the military's position on gays and lesbians have taken the position that military recruiters should not be allowed on campus. The Solomon Amendment says that to do that means a cut-off of certain federal funds. (Trust me, it's a lot of money.)
I have thought that the law schools' argument was weak: that they have a first amendment right to take federal money and also refuse to allow military recruiters.
A good description of the oral argument, from SCOTUSblog: Solomon Amendment likely to survive
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