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...short, Harvard students and faculty need not simply complain about University President Lawrence H. Summers’ decision not to join the FAIR lawsuit. There is something important and effective that they themselves can do about the Solomon Amendment—regardless of whether or not Harvard University agrees...
Using this approach, rather than having the difficult burden of having to prove that a federal statute is unconstitutional, someone bringing an action under the HRA against a law school in the District would have to show only that the Solomon Amendment doesn’t require universities to actively assist and cooperate with military recruiters...
...this settlement agreement were approved by a judge, it would not only make it very difficult for the military to pressure laws schools in Washington into providing any recruiting support and assistance, but also strengthen the argument—and establish a legal precedent—that the Solomon Amendment doesn’t require law schools anywhere to provide active cooperation or assistance to military recruiters...
President Lawrence Summers’ failure to defend Harvard’s policy against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and to actively challenge the Solomon Amendment, betrays Harvard’s historic commitment to equal rights and shows disrespect for the principles on which the Harvard community is based. His acquiescence in the presence of discriminatory military recruiters at Harvard Law School not only violates the principle and policy of nondiscrimination, but is a particular affront to Harvard’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students...
...Kennedy School of Government—have similar policies. Last year Harvard gave military recruiters full access to the OCS, despite the military’s discriminatory policies, on the grounds that $328 million in federal funding was at risk if it refused to comply with the Solomon Amendment. While we deplore the presence of discriminatory recruiters at any price we acknowledge that $328 million is a daunting figure...