White West Point Hopefuls Say Affirmative Action Illegal (1)

Students for Fair Admissions says West Point’s commitment to affirmative action violates the Fifth Amendment by using race as a negative criteria for its applicants, in a complaint filed Tuesday.

The US Supreme Court ruled that the use of race-conscious admissions in universities violated the Equal Protection Clause, but didn’t address whether the same was true in military academies, after the Biden administration raised what the high court described as “potentially distinct interests” as an amicus.

Two White high school students with high grades are concerned that because of their race, they won’t be able to apply to West Point ...