West Point Can Continue Race-Based Admissions for Now, Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court allowed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to continue considering race in admissions on Feb. 2 when it declined the injunction request from a nonprofit that opposes affirmative action. “The record before this Court is underdeveloped, and this order should not be construed as expressing any view on the merits of the constitutional question,” the order read. Its language indicated the court could still consider the merits at a later date. A similar injunction request was denied by a three-judge panel in the Second Circuit on Jan. 29. U.S. District Judge Philip Halperin said that the group Students for Fair Admissions, which brought the suit, “has failed to establish a likelihood of success warranting the extraordinary and drastic remedy sought.”...