The lawsuit was the latest in a series by a prominent anti-affirmative action group that is seeking to overturn the use of racial preferences in the nation’s military academies.

Students for Fair Admissions, a group founded by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, filed the lawsuit against the Air Force Academy late on Tuesday, just days after a judge rejected its challenge to race-conscious admissions at the Annapolis,

The group that overturned affirmative action in most universities is suing the Air Force Academy in an attempt to extend its win to the nation’s military schools. Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed the lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the academy was violating the Fifth Amendment in using race as a factor in its