Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) on Friday filed an emergency petition in the Supreme Court asking a judge to end West Point's race-based admissions policy as the case continues to lower courts.
After winning a similar case before the Supreme Court in June, SFFA argued that West Point's admissions policy is racially discriminatory and violates the Fifth Amendment. A lawsuit was filed.student group Asked The Supreme Court asked to block academies from using race as an admissions indicator while the case works its way through the appeals process in lower courts. (Related: Judge declines to block race-based admissions at Naval Academy)
“This court should prohibit defendants from considering the fact of an applicant's race as a factor in admissions decisions by January 31, pending final disposition of the appeal by the Second Circuit.'' ,” the petition states.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – MAY 21: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley attends the 2022 West Point Commencement Ceremony at the West Point Military Academy on May 21, 2022 in West Point, New York. arrive for. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
On January 3, a lower court refused to grant SFFA's request for a preliminary injunction, saying the lawsuit was “unlikely to succeed on the merits,” according to the petition.
“In other words, the SFFA declared that success on the merits was unlikely not because West Point's use of race was likely to be constitutional, but because the court lacked a 'complete factual record.' It is. The court did not explain at the preliminary injunction stage what specific facts prevented it from predicting the likely merits of the case. “And even if we accept West Point's facts as true and acknowledge its stated interests, it does not explain why SFFA cannot win with narrow tailoring,” the petition states. .
SFFA President Edward Blum said in a prepared statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation that he hopes the Supreme Court will “ban” West Point's race-based admissions policy. Ta.
“We hope that the Supreme Court will prohibit West Point from using racial classifications and preferences in the admissions process for new students starting today. These practices violate our nation's military system and mission. It goes against the grain,” Blum said.
SFFA filed a landmark lawsuit against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in June 2023 after the Supreme Court ruled that race-based admissions “violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” won the case. Even after the court ruling, President Joe Biden's administration urged colleges to continue using race in their admissions processes.
The decision has led several schools to purge and restructure their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) departments, and some state legislatures are pushing bills to ban DEI in higher education.
West Point did not immediately respond to DCNF's request for comment.
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