{"id":2058006,"date":"2023-10-06T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advocacy-group-sues-us-naval-academy-over-race-based-admissions\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:58:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:58:29","slug":"advocacy-group-sues-us-naval-academy-over-race-based-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advocacy-group-sues-us-naval-academy-over-race-based-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy group sues US Naval Academy for race-based admissions."},"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%2Fadvocacy-group-sues-us-naval-academy-over-race-based-admissions%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=2058006&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>The U.S. Naval Academy Faces Lawsuit Over Race-Based Admissions Policy<\/h2>\n<p>A nonprofit advocacy group, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), has filed a lawsuit against \u2062the U.S. Naval Academy, claiming \u200dthat its admissions policy\u200c gives preferential treatment to minorities. This lawsuit comes after SFFA successfully challenged race-based admissions at colleges and universities in the U.S. Supreme\u200d Court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The lawsuit, filed on\u2062 October 5th, alleges that the Naval Academy&#8217;s admission process involves two stages.\u200b The first stage requires applicants\u2064 to pass medical examinations \u2062and a physical \u200bfitness test to secure a nomination from a member of Congress, the vice president, the president,\u2063 or the \u200csecretary \u2064of the\u200b Navy. In \u2062the second\u2064 stage, the academy&#8217;s admissions office considers race as a \u2064factor in the decision-making process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u2063 Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/white-owned-businesses-file-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-houston-over-racial-discrimination-5496489?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>White-Owned Businesses File Civil Rights\u2064 Lawsuit Against Houston Over Racial\u200b Discrimination<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/white-owned-businesses-file-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-houston-over-racial-discrimination-5496489?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/irs-overhauls-audit-practice-after-reports-of-racial-disparities-in-tax-audits-5494202?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>IRS Overhauls \u200dAudit Practice After Reports of &#8216;Racial Disparities&#8217; in Tax Audits<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/19\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/irs-overhauls-audit-practice-after-reports-of-racial-disparities-in-tax-audits-5494202?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This lawsuit argues that \u2063the Naval Academy&#8217;s admissions process has deviated from the principle of equality\u200c established by President Harry Truman&#8217;s executive order in 1948. \u200dThe academy openly\u2063 acknowledges that race is a factor in its \u2062admissions decisions, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020,\u200d a diversity task force recommended the Navy to\u200b prioritize subjective factors\u2064 over standardized academic tests to improve minority representation. This move\u2063 was aimed at aligning the \u200dofficer corps with the national demographic percentages,\u200c as stated in a Navy report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The lawsuit \u2063highlights the removal of standardized scores as a requirement for\u200c applicants three years \u200bago, which SFFA argues creates a racial advantage for some applicants while disadvantaging others.\u200d It\u200c cites a New York Times op-ed by \u200ca Naval Academy professor,\u200c who claimed \u200dthat non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advocacy-group-sues-us-naval-academy-over-race-based-admissions\/\" title=\"Advocacy group sues US Naval Academy for race-based admissions.\">-white applicants receive\u2062 preferential treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit \u2062also emphasizes the academy&#8217;s efforts to \u200bachieve a\u2063 specific racial \u200dbalance\u200c in its admissions. It provides \u2062statistics on the racial\u200b composition of recent classes, alleging\u200d that the \u200bacademy&#8217;s actions violate the \u200cFifth Amendment&#8217;s\u2062 equal protection \u200cprinciple.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>General \u2064David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during the U.S. Naval Academy 2022 Graduation Ceremony at the Navy-Marine\u200c Corps \u200dMemorial\u2063 Stadium in Annapolis, \u200bMd., \u2063on May\u2064 27,\u2063 2022. (Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit argues that the academy&#8217;s use of race in admissions is unconstitutional\u200c under the Fifth Amendment and requests a permanent injunction against considering\u2062 race \u2063in admissions \u200ddecisions. The U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s recent ruling\u2062 against affirmative action policies in colleges and universities does not apply to military \u200cacademies,\u200d creating\u200c an opportunity for SFFA to challenge \u2063race-based\u200b admissions in this context.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>SFFA has also sued the U.S. Military\u2062 Academy at West \u200dPoint to end its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-supreme-court-will-hear-cases-challenging-race-based-affirmative-action\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Supreme Court Will Hear Cases Challenging Race-Based Affirmative Action\">race-based affirmative action policies<\/a>. The \u2063organization believes \u200bthat \u2064the Supreme Court&#8217;s\u200c opinion \u200dapplies \u200dto\u2064 all institutions of higher education, including military academies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Naval\u200c Academy has\u200b not yet commented on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Berkeley\u200d University student Calvin Yang (C), flanked by Edward Blum (L) and Adam Mortaraw, speaks during a news conference on the Supreme Court&#8217;s affirmative action\u200b in college admissions decision at \u200bthe Press Club in Washington \u2063on\u200d June 29, 2023. (Jose Luis\u200c Magana\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a landmark Supreme\u200d Court ruling, the court criticized \u2063universities\u2062 for prioritizing race in admissions\u2063 decisions. \u200dHowever,\u2064 military academies were not\u2062 part of the case, leaving room for SFFA to challenge race-based admissions policies in this specific context.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the Naval Academy&#8217;s\u200d admissions \u2064process deviate from the principle of \u200dequality?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent development, the U.S. Naval Academy has been hit with a lawsuit over its\u2063 race-based admissions policy. \u2063The nonprofit advocacy group, Students for Fair Admissions\u2064 (SFFA), is spearheading the legal challenge, accusing the Naval Academy of providing preferential treatment\u2064 to minorities in their admissions process. This lawsuit follows successful legal\u200c battles against\u2062 race-based admissions at various colleges and universities in the\u200c U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<h2>The Lawsuit<\/h2>\n<p>The lawsuit was officially filed on October 5th and claims that \u200dthe Naval Academy&#8217;s admissions process consists of two\u200b stages. The first\u2062 stage requires applicants to undergo medical examinations and \u2063a physical fitness test in \u200border to obtain a nomination from a member of Congress, the vice \u200bpresident, the president, or the secretary of \u2063the Navy.\u2064 In the\u200c second stage, \u200cthe admissions office \u200cconsiders race as a factor in the decision-making process.<\/p>\n<h2>Challenging\u200b the Principle of Equality<\/h2>\n<p>The lawsuit argues that the Naval Academy&#8217;s admissions process deviates from the principle of equality established by President\u2062 Harry Truman&#8217;s executive order in 1948. The complaint\u200d highlights that the academy openly acknowledges the use of race as a\u2062 factor\u200d in its admissions decisions.<\/p>\n<h2>Prioritizing Subjective Factors<\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, a diversity task force recommended\u2063 the Navy to prioritize subjective factors over standardized academic tests in order\u2064 to improve minority representation.\u2062 This recommendation aimed to align\u200c the\u2062 officer\u2064 corps with the national demographic percentages, as stated in a Navy report. However, the lawsuit points out that this move disadvantages some applicants while granting a racial \u2064advantage to others by removing standardized scores as a requirement \u200dfor admission.<\/p>\n<h2>Naval Academy&#8217;s Efforts for Racial Balance<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200c lawsuit further emphasizes the Naval Academy&#8217;s efforts \u2062to achieve a specific racial balance in its admissions. It\u200b provides statistics on the racial composition of\u200d recent classes and alleges that these \u2062actions\u200c by the academy violate \u2062the equal protection principle under the\u200b Fifth Amendment.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The lawsuit against the U.S. Naval\u2062 Academy \u2062presents\u200d a significant challenge to its race-based admissions policy. With \u2062the success of prior legal battles against race-based admissions, the outcome\u2063 of this lawsuit \u200bwill have far-reaching implications for not\u2062 just the Naval Academy,\u2062 but also for other institutions that \u200demploy similar policies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/detransitioner-sues-doctors-who-cut-off-her-breasts-at-16\/\" title=\"Detransitioner sues doctors for early mastectomy.\">lawsuit raises important questions<\/a> about the \u200dprinciple of equality in \u200badmissions processes and will likely fuel\u2062 ongoing debates \u2062about affirmative action\u2064 in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Naval Academy faces a lawsuit from Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), claiming that its race-based admissions policy favors minorities. The nonprofit advocacy group filed the lawsuit on October 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, located in Annapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":2058007,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2058006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2058006","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\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2058006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2058006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2058007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2058006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2058006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2058006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}