Supreme Court Asked to Stop West Point From Using Race in Admissions

The injunction request comes after the Supreme Court outlawed race-conscious college admissions in a high-profile decision last year.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

A request to prevent West Point from using affirmative action in the student admissions process is still pending at the U.S. Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the same request on Jan. 29.

The Supreme Court application from Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) comes after the nation’s highest court struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges in June 2023. SFFA was the litigant driving that case.