A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the United States Naval Academy’s practice of considering race in admissions applications, ruling that a diverse military is in the national interest.

The U.S. Naval Academy can use race as a factor in admissions, a federal judge ruled, rejecting a bid to extend the reach of a landmark Supreme Court ruling that banned the practice at universities.

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue to consider race when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, even after last year's U.S. Supreme ...

Washington — A federal district court on Friday upheld the U.S. Naval Academy's race-conscious admissions policies, rejecting a challenge brought by the group Students for Fair Admissions ...

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Naval Academy may continue using race in its admissions process, a federal judge ruled Friday, brushing back an attempt by a group that had successfully overturned ...

But, the judge said, “the U.S. Naval Academy is distinct from a civilian university.” By Anemona Hartocollis A federal judge on Friday denied an effort to stop the U.S. Naval Academy from ...

“In this case, SFFA has challenged any consideration of race by the Naval Academy in its admissions process,” U.S. Senior District Judge Richard Bennett wrote in his 175-page ruling. “After ...

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The US Naval Academy’s practice of using race as a factor in admissions passes constitutional muster, a Maryland federal judge ruled in a blow to the conservative legal group behind the US ...