Supreme Court Allows West Point to Continue Race-Conscious Admissions Amid Ongoing Litigation

The high court's decision rejects an emergency request to halt the academy's admissions policies, emphasizing the case's underdeveloped record.

The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request from Students for Fair Admissions to halt West Point's race-conscious admissions policies, allowing the academy to continue its current practices.
The decision comes amid ongoing litigation over the policies, with lower courts having previously declined to block them.
West Point and other military academies have historically considered race as one factor among many in admissions to promote diversity within the officer corps.
The Supreme Court's order emphasized that the case's record is underdeveloped and their decision should not be seen as a judgment on the constitutional question at hand.
Students for Fair Admissions argues that West Point's admissions policies violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, a claim that is still being litigated.