Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Colleges in Recruiting Case Defers to Congress’s Power to Raise Armies

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against colleges in a case involving their right to bar military recruiters was not surprising, given that the court usually defers to the Pentagon’s assessment of its needs, legal analysts said on Monday. But one expert said he was astonished that the court would hold that Congress can make recruiter access mandatory, not just a condition of receiving federal funds.