Court weighs whether funds can be cut for schools that limit military recruiting

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether the U.S. government may withhold funds from colleges that limit military recruiters’ access to campus to protest the Pentagon’s policy of barring openly gay people from serving in the armed forces. The dispute between the Defense Department and a group representing about 30 law schools tests whether a law known as the Solomon Amendment ââ?¬â? which could allow government to withhold billions of dollars from colleges that inhibit military recruiting on campus ââ?¬â? violates the schools’ First Amendment speech rights.