Lawsuit Challenges West Point Military Academy’s Race-Based Admissions Policies

Lawsuit Challenges West Point Military Academy’s Race-Based Admissions Policies
West Point graduates toss their hats in the air at the conclusion of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2017 graduation ceremony at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York, on May 27, 2017. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
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A new federal lawsuit could pick up where the U.S. Supreme Court left off, by challenging the race-based admissions policies employed at U.S. military service academies.

In June, the Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which challenged the university’s admissions policies. The court ruled 6-3 against Harvard’s practices, ruling that similar admissions processes employed by many U.S. colleges and universities are unconstitutional.