Service academies exempt from Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
By Irene Loewenson
Jun 29, 12:07 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts cited "the potentially distinct interests that military academies may present" as a reason not to address their admissions practices now. (Alex Brandon/AP, File)
The Supreme Court stopped short of ending affirmative action in military service academies in a historic decision Thursday that otherwise banned the practice in universities.
The justices writing for the 6-3 conservative majority noted the federal government had written a friend-of-the court brief urging them to protect the use of race as a factor in admissions decisions — often called affirmative action — in part to ensure racial diversity in service academies.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a footnote in the majority opinion, “No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context.”
“This opinion also does not address the issue, in light of the potentially distinct interests that military academies may present.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/06/29/service-academies-exempt-from-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ruling/
