High Court Rejects Arguments Against the Solomon Amendment

Justices avoided the question of whether law requiring colleges to provide equal access to military recruiters limits academic freedom

The U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld the law that allows the federal government to withhold funds from colleges that limit military recruiting, but sidestepped the question of whether the law interferes with academic freedom.

In a 21-page opinion written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., the court rejected arguments that colleges have a

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