Supreme Court Derails Law School Challenge to Military Recruiters: In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said Monday that universities and colleges that take federal money have to allow military recruiters on campus, regardless of objections to DOD policies by university employees or faculty members. Rejecting a free-speech challenge by Harvard, which refused to provide office space in its law school for recruiters because it objected to Pentagon policies regarding gays in the military, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, “A recruiter’s mere presence on campus does not violate a law school’s right to associate, regardless of how repugnant the law school considers the recruiter’s message. The court upheld the Solomon Amendment, which mandates that universities give the military the same access as other recruiters or forfeit federal funds.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
