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West Point, Air Force Academy settle lawsuits challenging race-based admissions
Students for Fair Admissions ended lawsuits after West Point and Air Force Academy agreed to permanent race-neutral admissions and must notify SFFA of any future changes.
- Following negotiations, SFFA settled its lawsuits against the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy, securing permanent admissions reforms and notification rights, this year.
- The Supreme Court invalidated race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC in 2023, prompting SFFA to challenge military academy policies after the January 27, 2025, executive order.
- Following the new administration directive, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and U.S. Air Force Academy removed race-conscious criteria soon after Pete Hegseth took office.
- The settlement requires the academies to notify SFFA of future admissions policy changes, ensuring policies remain permanent, as part of the agreement’s oversight provisions.
- Together with the Naval Academy case earlier this year, the lawsuits highlight ongoing debates over race-conscious admissions and policy permanence in military academies.
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DOJ settles race-based admissions with military academies
(The Center Square) — The Department of Justice announced this week a settlement of litigation challenging the race-based admissions practices at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
DOJ reaches agreement with West Point, Air Force Academy on race-based admissions
by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2025 Real World News Under a settlement reached with the Trump Administration on Tuesday, the Military Academy at West Point and Air Force Academy agreed to stop using race-based admissions preferences and select students “exclusively on merit.” The settlement is part of President Donald Trump’s effort to eliminate diversity, equity […]
West Point Goes Full Anti-Woke Following DOJ Lawsuit, Drops Race-Based Policies
Officials at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy settled litigation with the Justice Department regarding their race-driven admissions practices. Students for Fair Admissions, […] The post West Point Goes Full Anti-Woke Following DOJ Lawsuit, Drops Race-Based Policies appeared first on The Western Journal.
Justice Department strikes settlement deal to end race-based admissions at West Point and Air Force Academy
“We are proud to partner with the Department of Defense to permanently end race-based admissions at West Point and the Air Force Academy - admission to these prestigious military institutions should be based exclusively on merit.”
InsideNoVA.com
DOJ settles West Point lawsuit over race-based admissions
(The Center Square) — The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to resolve a federal lawsuit targeting the elite schools over race-based admissions policies.
Lawsuit Settled Against Air Force Academy over Former Race-Based Admissions Practices
More than four months after the U.S. Air Force Academy announced it no longer would consider race as a factor in its admissions process, the Justice Department said a settlement has been reached between the Colorado Springs academy and a conservative nonprofit whose years long lawsuit challenged the school’s now-abandoned affirmative-action policies.
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