In a case about whether race can continue to be a factor in military academy admissions, attorneys for the Naval Academy defended their stance amid an ongoing bench trial in Maryl

A bench trial began last week in Baltimore federal court in a civil case over affirmative action at American military academies. Attorneys for the U.S.

A federal trial challenging the U.S. Naval Academy's practice of considering race in admitting students will begin Monday morning.

An attorney for the U.S. Naval Academy said Monday that the elite military school should continue using race and ethnicity in admissions, because it was not where it needed to be in building a diverse student body.

The group that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions is taking the U.S. Naval Academy to trial on Monday in an effort to end a carve-out that allows military academies to still employ affirmative action policies.

Whether the U.S. Naval Academy’s interests in a more diverse student body are distinct enough to allow it to continue considering race and ethnicity in admissions is at issue in a trial that begins Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.

The group that successfully challenged affirmative action in college admissions at the Supreme Court last year is now targeting the United States Naval Academy in a new legal battle set to commence in a Baltimore,