Air Force Academy no longer considering race in admissions

The Air Force Academy has axed affirmative action in its admissions, the government said in a recent court filing.  

Students for Fair Admissions, which won the Supreme Court case in 2023 that took away race-conscious admissions in public universities, sued the military academies after the justices said their ruling does not apply to those institutions.  

The Justice Department said in a Thursday court filing for the case that on Feb. 6, acting Assistant Secretary of the Air...