West Point Military Academy Sued Over Race-Based Admissions

A conservative advocacy group has sued U.S. Military Academy at West Point, alleging its admissions policy is unconstitutional as its partly based on race.

Cadets walk into Michie Stadium during West Point's graduation ceremony in West Point, N.Y., on May 27, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A conservative advocacy group that won a Supreme Court case against race-based enrollment policies at Harvard is now suing the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, alleging that the academy’s admissions policy is unconstitutional as it’s partly based on race.

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a complaint (pdf) on Sept. 19 at a federal court in New York, arguing that West Point uses race and ethnicity as factors in admissions, violating the Fifth Amendment’s equal-protection principle.