West Point Affirmative Action Policy Can Continue During Appeal

The US Military Academy at West Point is still allowed to consider race ahead of its Jan. 31 application deadline during a challenge to the policy, a US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit panel said on Monday.

The judges followed a decision by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which rejected a bid for a preliminary injunction earlier this month. Advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions appealed that ruling with a request for emergency injunction.

The group, which successfully attained a Supreme Court decision against affirmative action at public and private universities last ...