Judge Richard Bennett presided over the non-jury bench trial, commended lawyers for both sides, and said he would deliver a ruling in six to seven weeks, or early to mid-November
We recently posted a preview of the non-jury bench trial between Students for Fair Admissions, the group that won the U.S. Supreme Court case against Harvard and UNC that outlawed affirmative action at civilian universities, and the United States Naval Academy:The Naval Academy trial is scheduled for two weeks of testimony every day, all day, with SFFA presenting testimony from 18 potential witnesses, and the Naval Academy presenting testimony from as many as 15 witnesses.
“Racial diversity has little to nothing to do with the lethality and effectiveness of our armed forces,” said Walker, who is Black. He said he was always the only Black person or one of the only ones during any assignment, but that it didn’t matter. The bench trial, over which U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett is presiding, is scheduled to last two weeks but could spill into a third.
“Heroism…does not depend on someone’s race,” he said, drawing on his experience as the son of a Naval captain and the father of a service member.
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