{"id":2037474,"date":"2023-09-19T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-behind-victorious-supreme-court-lawsuit-tackles-affirmative-action-at-military-academies\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:55:44","slug":"group-behind-victorious-supreme-court-lawsuit-tackles-affirmative-action-at-military-academies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-behind-victorious-supreme-court-lawsuit-tackles-affirmative-action-at-military-academies\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Challenges Affirmative Action in Military Academies"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fgroup-behind-victorious-supreme-court-lawsuit-tackles-affirmative-action-at-military-academies%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=2037474&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>Students for Fair Admissions files suit against West Point<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The U.S. Military Academy, known as West Point, is facing\u2063 a \u200dlawsuit filed by an anti-affirmative \u200daction group. The group challenges the school&#8217;s use of race as a factor in student admissions,\u200c arguing that\u200c it violates\u2064 the constitutional principle of equal protection.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit comes \u2062from the\u200b same organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-behind-victorious-supreme-court-lawsuit-tackles-affirmative-action-at-military-academies\/\" title=\"Group Challenges Affirmative Action in Military Academies\">successfully challenged \u2064collegiate student admissions policies involving race<\/a>, resulting in a\u2064 Supreme Court ruling against such \u200dpolicies in June. These policies were previously used to increase diversity on American campuses.<\/p>\n<p>The new case aims to eliminate an exemption granted to the U.S. \u2064military academies in the\u200b June ruling. This exemption includes\u200d West Point, as well as the U.S. Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy.<\/p>\n<p>The Students for Fair \u2062Admissions, based in Virginia and founded by Edward Blum, an opponent of affirmative action, filed the suit in federal\u2063 court in White Plains, New\u2062 York.<\/p>\n<p>The organization argues that two \u2064of its \u200cmembers, white male high school students, would be eligible\u2063 to\u2064 apply to West \u200cPoint if \u2062not for \u200btheir race, which they claim puts them \u200cat a disadvantage \u2062in the admissions \u200dprocess.<\/p>\n<p>West Point has not yet provided a\u2064 comment on\u200c the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Affirmative action has long been supported \u2063by many higher\u2062 education institutions, corporations, and military leaders. They believe it ensures a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-business-leaders-ask-officials-not-to-raise-taxes-as-city-recovers-from-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York City Business Leaders Ask Officials Not To Raise Taxes As City Recovers From Pandemic\">diverse talent pool<\/a> that brings a variety of perspectives to the workplace and\u2063 the \u2064armed \u2063forces.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1802, West Point\u200c has a prestigious history, with\u200d notable graduates including former \u200dpresident Dwight \u200dEisenhower and astronaut Edwin &#8220;Buzz&#8221; Aldrin. Defense Secretary\u200d Lloyd Austin, the first black person to hold the position, is also a West Point \u200dgraduate.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit seeks to prohibit West Point from\u200b considering\u2062 an applicant&#8217;s race in\u2062 admissions decisions. The group accuses\u2062 the \u200dinstitution of violating the principle of equal protection outlined \u2062in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Despite previously upholding \u200caffirmative action in\u2063 student admissions, the \u200bconservative-majority Supreme Court ruled in favor of\u200c Blum&#8217;s group. The group had argued\u2062 that such programs discriminated against white and\u200b Asian \u200dAmerican applicants \u200dand had\u2062 previously filed lawsuits against\u2064 Harvard University and the\u200d University of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s \u200druling did\u200c not address\u2062 the consideration\u2063 of race in admissions at the U.S. military academies, with Chief Justice John Roberts stating in a \u200cfootnote\u200d that they had\u2063 &#8220;potentially \u2063distinct interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blum, in a statement on Tuesday, expressed\u2062 his belief that\u200d no level of deference justifies the use of racial\u200d classifications and preferences in admissions\u200c to West Point \u2063or any of\u200c the service academies.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; editing by Will Dunham)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do supporters of \u2064affirmative action justify the \u2062consideration of race as a factor in student admissions at West Point?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Claims that\u2063 using race as a \u200cfactor\u2062 in student \u200dadmissions is unfair and unconstitutional. They argue \u200bthat \u2064decisions regarding \u2062acceptance into West Point should be based solely on merit and qualifications rather than\u200c on an individual&#8217;s race\u200b or ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit contends that the current admissions policy at \u2062West Point unfairly advantages certain racial or ethnic groups over others, and therefore violates the \u200dprinciple of equal protection under the law. By considering race or \u2063ethnicity as a factor in the admissions \u2064process, \u2062the plaintiffs argue that the academy is discriminating against some applicants purely based\u2063 on their race.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of\u2062 affirmative action argue that it is necessary to address \u2062the historical disadvantages and underrepresentation of \u2063certain minority groups. They contend that diversity in educational institutions is not only beneficial for the individuals involved but also for society \u200cas a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of affirmative action, on the other hand, believe that it \u2064perpetuates discrimination by favoring certain groups over others. They argue that admissions policies should be based\u2062 solely on merit, and\u2064 considering race or ethnicity constitutes reverse discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit against West Point is yet another high-profile\u200b challenge to affirmative action policies. The Supreme Court decision in \u2063June raised \u200dquestions about the legality and fairness of using race \u2064as a factor in college admissions, and this lawsuit seeks to extend those questions \u2062to the U.S. military \u2062academies.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2062likely that this case \u200dwill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-halts-new-york-ag-letitia-jamess-fraud-trial-against-trump\/\" title=\"NY Judge Halts AG Letitia James's Fraud Trial Against Trump.\">attract significant attention<\/a> and debate,\u2064 as it not only has \u2064the potential to impact the admissions policies of the U.S.\u2064 military academies but \u200balso sheds\u2063 light on the wider discussion\u2062 around affirmative \u2064action in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents \u200dof the\u2063 lawsuit \u2062argue that \u200brace-conscious admissions policies perpetuate \u2063a form of discrimination, and that\u2064 eliminating such policies would foster a fairer and more merit-based system. However, opponents \u200cworry that this could lead \u200bto a decrease in diversity and the exclusion of underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the outcome of \u200dthis lawsuit could have far-reaching implications\u200b for the future of affirmative action both within the U.S. military academies and\u2063 in educational institutions nationwide. The debate \u200dover the use of race in admissions \u200cdecisions is likely\u2064 to continue, as society grapples\u200c with \u200cthe complex issue of achieving equality and fairness in higher education.<\/p>\n<footer>\n<p>Published \u2063on [Date]\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students for Fair Admissions, who argue that West Point&#8217;s consideration of race in admissions violates equal protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2037475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2037474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2037474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2037475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2037474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2037474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2037474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}