The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to resolve a federal lawsuit targeting the elite schools over race-based admissions policies. Lawsuits filed by Students for Fair Admissions Inc.

The Justice Department settled lawsuits challenging race-based admissions at military academies ending years of legal battles over how the schools select candidates.

The Department of Justice announced this week a settlement of litigation challenging the race-based admissions practices at the U. S.