Lawsuit Targets West Point's Affirmative Action Admissions Policy

The US Military Academy at West Point is facing a lawsuit from Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that won a Supreme Court case against Harvard and UNC earlier this year, challenging the academy's race-based admissions policies. The lawsuit argues that West Point's use of race in admissions is unconstitutional and seeks to prohibit the consideration of race during the admissions process. The group claims that the academy sets benchmarks for the percentage of each class that should be filled by specific racial groups and alleges that race is a decisive factor for hundreds of applicants each year. The lawsuit contends that the use of race in admissions prevents some applicants from competing on an equal footing.