FAIR v. Rumsfeld Blog Debate

On December 6, 2005 the Supreme Court will hear the oral argument in FAIR v. Rumsfeld, a case arising from a challenge to the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, a federal law denying federal funds to institutions of higher learning, including law schools, that fail to facilitate the efforts of military recruiters.

ACSBlog is hosting a debate between Professor William Eskridge and Dean Daniel Polsby on the case.

Today through Friday, Dean Polsby will post in the morning and Prof. Eskridge will respond in the afternoon. All entries will appear here.

William Eskridge is a professor of law at Yale Law School and a board member of FAIR.

Daniel Polsby, is a professor of law and Dean of the George Mason University School of Law, and has filed an amicus brief in support of the Amendment.

SCOTUSBlog’s coverage of the case can be found here.