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An anti–affirmative action group sued the Air Force Academy for its continued use of race-conscious admissions on Wednesday, days after a federal judge ruled the U.S. Naval Academy could continue considering race in a case brought by the same group.
In a ruling striking down affirmative action last summer, the Supreme Court made a tentative exception for military academies, arguing that diversity among the officer corps is good for national security.
Students for Fair Admissions—the same organization behind the lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that led to the affirmative action ban—is arguing that the academy has no legal grounds for continuing the practice.
SFFA has since filed lawsuits against the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in an attempt to close that loophole. The Supreme Court declined to hear the West Point case until its record was more developed; SFFA president Ed Blum said the group plans to appeal its loss against the Naval Academy.
