US Naval Academy defends race-conscious admissions policies at trial

17/9/2024 6:42

        The group that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions took the U.S. Naval Academy to trial on Monday in an effort to end a carve-out that allows military academies to still employ affirmative action policies.
        
        A lawyer for Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group founded by affirmative action foe Edward Blum, told a federal judge in Baltimore that the Naval Academy was unlawfully applying “significant” racial preference when deciding who should be admitted to the Annapolis, Maryland-based school.
        
        The group is seeking to build on the June 2023 ruling in its favor by the 6-3 conservative majority U.S. Supreme Court banning policies used by civilian colleges and universities for decades to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and other minority students on American campuses.