TAXPROF: STANFORD ALUMNUS SAYS THAT Stanford is violating the Solomon Amendment. Actually, if you read the full story, it’s “at risk” of violating the Solomon Amendment. And there’s this: “The U.S. Department of Defense referred calls to the U.S Department of Justice, which had no comment at press time.”

UPDATE: Lawprof Tom Smith asks: “Did Stanford’s office of general counsel approve this letter? Whose brilliant idea was this? Normally it’s a good idea in a big university that gets hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, to run what is arguably a violation of federal law that could jeopardize that funding, by some cool headed lawyer type who can weigh the benefits of the proposed action (which in this case are — what exactly?) against the risks (at least a small possibility of a really bad outcome, and the certainty of appearing ineffectual, self-impressed and sanctimonious). But if so many law professors signed the letter, it must be legal, right? I mean it; that was a serious question! Stop laughing!”

I’m trying to stop, but . . . .