{"id":1960303,"date":"2023-06-29T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:00:41","slug":"supreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court exempts military academies from affirmative action ruling."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Supreme Court Exempts Military Academies from Affirmative Action Ruling<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in higher education institutions, military academies remain unaffected. The court&#8217;s majority opinion, with a 6-3 vote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling\/\" title=\"Supreme Court exempts military academies from affirmative action ruling.\">specifically exempts military schools<\/a> from the national ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-puts-off-decision-on-harvard-affirmative-action-appeal\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Puts Off Decision on Harvard Affirmative Action Appeal\">race-conscious admissions practices<\/a> at universities and colleges.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Race-based admissions programs further compelling interests at our Nation\u2019s military academies,&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>Chief Justice John Roberts<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This exemption was mentioned in a footnote to Chief Justice John Roberts&#8217; majority opinion. The decision clarifies that military academies were not part of the cases under consideration and that the issue of race-based admissions systems in that context was not addressed.<\/p>\n<h3>National Security Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The dissenting opinions highlight the potential distinct interests related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concerns<\/a>. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor points out the arbitrariness of the conservative majority&#8217;s argument, emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a> are also relevant in civilian universities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;To the extent the Court suggests national security interests are &#8216;distinct,&#8217; those interests cannot explain the Court&#8217;s narrow exemption, as national security interests are also implicated at civilian universities,&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson further criticizes the military academy exemption, describing it as an awkward position for the Court to take.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Jackson writes, &#8220;The Court has come to rest on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hammer-after-2022-setback-gop-race-for-2024-is-wide-open\/\" title=\"Josh Hammer: After 2022 Setback, GOP Race for 2024 Is Wide Open\">bottom-line conclusion<\/a> that racial diversity in higher education is only worth potentially preserving insofar as it might be needed to prepare Black Americans and other underrepresented minorities for success in the bunker, not the boardroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court excluded military schools from the ruling because the cases specifically involved Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The nonprofit group Students for Fair Admissions brought both cases against these universities before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s recent ruling against affirmative action in higher education won&#8217;t impact military academies. They are exempt from the ban on race-conscious admissions, as the court believes such programs serve important purposes at these institutions. 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