Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue considering race in its admissions process. (Patrick ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue considering race in its admissions process, finding that military cohesion and other national security factors ...

A group that successfully challenged affirmative action at the Supreme Court had also sued the military academies. But, the judge said, “the U.S. Naval Academy is distinct from a civilian university.” ...

The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to use race-conscious admissions policies, a federal judge ruled Friday in a closely watched case that followed last year’s Supreme Court decision rejecting the use ...

Dec. 6 (UPI) --A federal judge on Friday upheld the legality of the U.S. Naval Academy's race-conscious admissions program, agreeing it is in the U.S. national security interest to have a racially ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, according to federal court documents made public Friday.

Washington — A federal district court on Friday upheld the U.S. Naval Academy's race-conscious admissions policies, rejecting a challenge brought by the group Students for Fair Admissions following ...

The U.S. Naval Academy has changed its admissions policy to no longer consider race, the Trump administration said in a court filing Friday, a shift that comes nearly two years after the Supreme Court ...

IDAHO FALLS – After months of filing paperwork, Crew Belnap couldn’t be happier that his United States Naval Academy application was approved. The 18-year-old Hillcrest High School graduate is headed ...

The academy had argued for years that a diverse officer corps was essential to strong troop morale and national security. By Anemona Hartocollis The U.S. Naval Academy has stopped considering race or ...