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...statute first passed by Congress in 1994 that allows the Pentagon to withhold federal funds from universities that limit recruiters’ access to students. Many law schools—including Harvard’s—want to place restrictions on recruiters as a protest against the military??s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which bars gays and lesbians from serving openly.FAIR’s lead lawyer, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, will almost certainly cite the high court’s ruling in the Boy Scouts...
...schools’ freedom of association by forcing them to cooperate with military recruiters. The coalition also argues law schools have a “right to be free from government-compelled speech,” and that they can’t be forced to disseminate the military??s recruiting messages...
...according to a September brief from FAIR, “the courts traditionally defer to the military?? only on “complex, subtle, and professional” decisions regarding issues such as strategy and training. By contrast, a court of nine law school graduates is “perfectly competent” to decide whether the military needs campus access “in order to attract the attention of brilliant young lawyers.” FAIR will argue that the Solomon Amendment is unnecessary for that purpose...
...court brief filed by two former defense secretaries, four admirals, and 20 generals—including former presidential candidate Wesley K. Clark and two former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—testifying that the Solomon Amendment is “essential” to the military??s mission...
...daily news about the military??s difficulty in recruiting does not create a good atmosphere for us,” Law acknowledged...