Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is listed as one of several defendants.
The lawsuit, which lists Lloyd Austin as a defendant, said West Point "focuses on race" rather than admitting on the basis of “objective metrics and leadership potential." | Michael Probst/AP PhotoThe anti-affirmative action group whose Supreme Court case struck down race-conscious admissions practices at Harvard is now going after West Point.over its alleged use of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.
While the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it exempted military schools. A footnote in the high court’s June opinion exempted military academies and acknowledged that the United States government contended that “race-based admissions programs further compelling interests at our Nation’s military academies.
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