The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether colleges can bar military recruiters from their campuses without jeopardizing their federal funds. Among the justices whose views could be discerned, a majority appeared to favor the government’s arguments over those of the colleges.
The case, Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (No. 04-1152), pits the Defense Department against a coalition of 38 law schools and law-school faculties in a fight over the constitutionality of a decade-old law that allows the federal government to withhold funds — millions of dollars, in some cases — from colleges that limit military recruiting.