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Supreme Court rules against law schools

Justices say military recruiters must be allowed on campus

Staff Reporter
Published Monday, March 6, 2006

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that colleges receiving federal funds must open their campuses to military recruiters, dealing the largest setback yet to Yale Law School's battle against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

The court's decision upholds the 1994 Solomon Amendment, which allows the federal government to withhold funds from universities that bar Pentagon recruiters. In the 8-0 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that while campus communities remain free to voice their disapproval of the military's message, the high court was...

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