The group that successfully challenged affirmative action in college admissions at the Supreme Court last year is now targeting the United States Naval Academy in a new legal battle set to commence in a Baltimore,

A federal trial challenging the U.S. Naval Academy's practice of considering race in admitting students will begin Monday morning.

The group that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions is taking the U.S. Naval Academy to trial on Monday in an effort to end a carve-out that allows military academies to still employ affirmative action policies.

The U.S. Navy on Monday will begin to defend its use of race as an admissions factor at the Naval Academy after a Supreme Court case overturning affirmative action left a carve out for service academies.

A legal battle is unfolding in Baltimore as the U.S. Naval Academy faces a trial to determine if race can be used in the admissions process.