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

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 2nd 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. SFFA filed its new application noting that the decision last year did not apply to military academies. The application was filed after SFFA’s request that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issue a preliminary injunction against West Point was denied on Jan. 3....