Opinion of the Court
The Solomon Amendment Is Constitutional
The following is excerpted from the summary of the 8-to-0 opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions (Justice Alito did not participate in the consideration or decision of the case): Because Congress could require law schools to provide equal access to military recruiters without violating the schools’ freedoms of speech and association, the Third Circuit erred in holding that the Solomon Amendment likely violates the First Amendment.The Solomon Amendment should be read the way both the Government and FAIR interpret it: In order for a law school and its university to receive Federal…
