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 Monday it is settling lawsuits challenging race-based admissions at West Point and the Air Force Academy. Students for Fair Admissions, which won the