The Justice Department said on Aug. 12 that it was settling lawsuits over race-based admissions policies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Air Force Academy.
According to a statement, the settlement includes provisions to ensure that admissions to both the Air Force Academy and West Point be “exclusively on merit, not race or ethnicity.” Attorney General Pam Bondi said her department was working with the Department of Defense to “permanently end race-based admissions” at the service academies.
“This Department is committed to eliminating DEI practices throughout the federal government,” she said, referring to the acronym for diversity, equity, and inclusion….