Naval Academy can consider race in admissions, federal judge rules
Naval Academy can consider race in admissions, federal judge rules
    Posted on 12/06/2024
The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to use race-conscious admissions policies, a federal judge ruled Friday in a closely watched case that followed last year’s Supreme Court decision rejecting the use of affirmative action in college admissions.

In U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Senior District Judge Richard D. Bennett ruled that the academy had established that a diverse officer corps is important to national security, and that the academy is a vital pipeline to that corps.
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