US supreme court allows West Point to continue considering race in admissions

Decision rebuffs request by conservative group to alter admissions process for US military academy

West Point, the US's academy for army officers, can still consider race in its admission process for now after the federal supreme court refused to immediately force a change to the school's policies.

The supreme court's decision Friday rebuffed a request by a conservative group to alter West Point's admissions process, which takes race - as well as a host of other factors - when selecting students who aspire to be future army officers.