The group that overturned affirmative action in most universities is suing the Air Force Academy in an attempt to extend its win to the nation’s military schools.  



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Affirmative action opponents sue US Air Force Academy


The group that successfully persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to ban race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges is expanding its fight to end affirmative action at military academies with a new lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force Academy.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The group behind many affirmative action lawsuits and a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions is turning its attention to military academies using race as a factor in admissions, and the U.S. Air Force Academy is its next subject.  Advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a lawsuit in Colorado federal court on Tuesday against USAFA, just days after a federal district cour…

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U.S. Air Force Academy sued over race-conscious admissions

After the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions has challenged the exception for military academies.

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Air Force Academy sued over race-conscious admissions

The group that overturned affirmative action in most universities is suing the Air Force Academy in an attempt to extend its win to the nation’s military schools.   Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the academy was violating the Fifth Amendment in using race as a factor in its admission process. …

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Air Force Academy facing lawsuit over race-conscious admissions

The group that successfully persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to ban race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges is expanding its fight to end affirmative action at military academies with a new lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force Academy.

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Affirmative action opponents sue U.S. Air Force Academy

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) –     The group that successfully persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to ban race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges is expanding its fight to end affirmative action at military academies with a new lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force Academy. Students for Fair Admissions, a group founded by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, filed the lawsuit against the Air Force Academy late on Tuesday, just days after a jud…

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Affirmative action opponents sue US Air Force Academy

A group that opposes the use of racial preferences in college admissions has sued the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Defense Department, continuing its drive to end the practice at all institutions of higher education in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.

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Air Force Academy Sued over Race-conscious Admissions

National advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions is suing the U.S. Air Force Academy, alleging the school’s use of race in admissions is unconstitutional, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Colorado this week. Students for Fair Admissions won a similar suit against Harvard College in 2023 when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, and the new lawsuit comes less than…

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Students for Fair Admissions sues U.S. Air Force Academy over race policy

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Affirmative Action Opponents Sue US Air Force Academy

In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in private and public university admissions. Now a federal district court has upheld essentially the same practice as used by the U.S. Naval Academy. Although that might seem inconsistent, it isn’t. The Supreme Court specifically exempted the military academies from its ruling, and the district court, following precedent, deferred to Congress and the president in the context of milit…

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