Military academies are exempt from a new ruling that bans the consideration of race in university admissions, the Supreme Court said on June 29.
Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, ruled that regular universities cannot consider race in admissions, striking down the use of so-called affirmative action.
But he also said in a footnote that the ruling does not apply to the nation’s military academies.
“No military academy is a party to these cases … 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,” Roberts, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote….