From FAIR (v. Rumsfeld) to Equal: The Top Five Things Law Students Can Do to Address the Discrimination Inherent in the Solomon Amendment

This workshop is a "where we go from here" discussion regarding the Supreme Court's 2006 decision in FAIR v. Rumsfeld upholding the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment. As a national constituency of advocates-in-training with a long-standing commitment to nondiscrimination in recruiting and a history that includes achieving a partial Congressional repeal of the Solomon Amendment in 1999, law students are uniquely situated to accelerate the effort to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Law students will return home from this practical workshop with concrete tools to advocate for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," using traditional methods, such as face-to-face lobbying and letter-writing campaigns, and more creative vehicles. Students will also leave understanding how to integrate these efforts into broader law school ameliorative efforts.