Roberts, writing his third decision since joining the court last fall, said there are other less drastic options for protesting the policy. “Students and faculty are free to associate to voice their disapproval of the military’s message,” he wrote.
“Recruiters are, by definition, outsiders who come onto campus for the limited purpose of trying to hire students, not to become members of the school’s expressive association,” he wrote.
The federal law, known as the Solomon Amendment, mandates that universities give the military the same access as other recruiters or forfeit federal money.
Roberts filed the only opinion, which was joined by every justice but Samuel Alito. Alito did not participate because he was not on the bench when the case was argued.
— Associated Press
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