The United States Naval Academy in Anapolis, Md., recently joined a growing list of schools that will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission, court documents made public Friday show.

The move follows an executive order issued by President Trump earlier this year that called for the shuttering of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and moved to end the use of affirmative action in hiring and admissions practices.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filing in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shows that Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, made the decision in February, The Associated Press

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