Mansfield Fox

Law student. Yankees fan. Massive fraggle. Just living the American dream.

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Retain Your Finest Meats and Cheeses

There was no celebration at YLS today in response to the Solomon Amendment decision. Not because the bulk of Yale Law students aren't pleased-as-punch with the ruling - they are, of course - but because, well, we're kind of a disorganized bunch.

I talked to a leading member of SAME (the big anti-Solomon group on campus; I think the acronym stands for the Student Alliance for Military Equality). She first tried to excuse the lack of celebratory posters and the like by saying that Yale's case (we filed separately in the 2nd Circuit because we wanted to make a statutory interpretation as well as a constitutional claim) won't be decided until later this week. When I pressed her on the issue she admitted that they were just behind, what with the Thanksgiving break just having ended, and hadn't prepared. It was a small victory for me, but all I'm likely to get today.

I did suggest that when the Yale decision does come down they ought to have a marching band, and fire off fireworks inside the law school itself. (Wouldn't that be awesome!?) Look for big things, oompa-band-sized things, between now and Friday.