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  • US Judge Upholds Naval Academy’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

    12/08/2024 4:33:26 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 29 replies
    gCaptain ^ | December 7, 2024 | Nate Raymond
    A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue to consider race when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, even after the U.S. Supreme Court last year barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.
  • Judge upholds use of race in Naval Academy admissions, saying a diverse military is stronger

    12/06/2024 10:39:52 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 59 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | December 6, 2024 | BY LEA SKENE
    BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue considering race in its admissions process, ruling that military cohesion and other national security factors mean the officer training school should not be subjected to the same standards as civilian universities. During a two-week bench trial in September, attorneys for the school argued that prioritizing diversity in the military makes it stronger, more effective and more widely respected. The group behind the case, Students for Fair Admissions, also brought the lawsuit challenging affirmative action that resulted in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last...
  • Devin Nunes’s Attorney Sanctioned, Ordered to Pay CNN $21,000 For Filing ‘Frivolous’ Defamation Lawsuit

    05/06/2021 2:45:09 PM PDT · by Coronal · 5 replies
    Law & Crime ^ | May 6, 2021 | Jerry Lambe
    A federal judge in Maryland this week followed through on a previous warning to sanction a lawyer best known for representing Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) in a series of failed defamation lawsuits against media companies, saying the lawyer’s latest case against CNN was “frivolous” in nature. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennet, an appointee of George W. Bush, ruled that attorney Steve Biss had “unreasonably and vexatiously” attempted to continue litigating a lawsuit against the news network after the case had already been dismissed with prejudice for failing to state a claim in March. Despite that ruling, Biss filed an amended...