Donald Rumsfeld, et al.
Petitioners
Paul D. Clement, Acting Solicitor GeneralIn 1994, Congress passed a law denying Department of Defense funds to any institute of higher education that prohibits military recruiters access to campus. Congress has since expanded the law, known as the Solomon Amendment, to broaden the number of government agencies included in a fund ban and to require that universities give military recruiters the same level of access as other employers. In September 2003, the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR), an association of law schools, led a suit against Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and five other Cabinet secretaries, alleging that…
