An anti-affirmative action group recently sued the U.S. Naval Academy over race-based admissions policies, reported CNN Politics. The suit was filed by the same group whose lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina led the Supreme Court to declare race-conscious admissions policies unlawful earlier this year.
Students for Fair Admissions filed with a federal court in Maryland, alleging that the academy "has no justification for using race-based admissions." The conservative group argues that the college's policy of using race as a factor in admissions is unconstitutional, stating that "because the Academy provides a racial 'benefit' to some applicants but not to others,' it 'necessarily advantages the former group at the expense of the latter.'"
The suit against the Naval Academy is the second challenge brought in recent weeks by SFFA against the admissions policies of US military schools, according to CNN Politics. The group filed suit against the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in September, asking a judge to prohibit the New York school from "considering or knowing" an applicant's race during the admissions process.
As matters currently stand, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling no longer allows colleges and universities to take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admissions—except for US military service academies.
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