Justices Asked to Stop West Point from Using Race in Admissions

The same group that successfully fought to effectively end affirmative action at public and private universities last year is now asking the Supreme Court to step in and temporarily stop the US Military Academy at West Point from using race as a factor in its admissions decisions.

Student for Fair Admissions Inc. asked the court in an emergency request filed Friday to issue a preliminary injunction by Jan. 31, which is when West Point stops accepting applicants and starts choosing the students it’ll admit to its incoming class.

The justices ruled in June that admission programs using race at Harvard ...