The organization behind the lawsuit against Harvard University that led to the demise of affirmative action in college admissions has filed a new lawsuit against the United States Naval Academy seeking to end race-conscious admissions there.

The lawsuit by Students for Fair Admissions is the second the group has filed against a military academy within the past month after it sued West Point Military Academy last month. The group was the driving force behind a lawsuit that led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling this summer that prohibited colleges from considering an applicant's race in college admissions.

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But the court's ruling did not apply to military academies, as Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his majority opinion that the military academies posed separate issues that could not be addressed in the Harvard case.

“No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context,” a footnote in the decision read. “This opinion also does not address the issue, in light of the potentially distinct interests that military academies may present.”

With the issue unaddressed at academies, Students for Fair Admissions has turned to file lawsuits against the schools, seeking to end affirmative action there, too.

"For most of its history, the Academy has evaluated midshipmen based on merit and achievement," the group said in its lawsuit. "Over the past few decades, however, the Academy has strayed from that approach. Instead of admitting midshipmen solely on leadership potential and objective metrics — the Academy stopped requiring applicants to submit standardized scores three years ago — the Academy focuses on race."

The group argued that the academy has "no justification for using race-based admissions" and urged the court to apply the standard set in the Supreme Court ruling against Harvard to the academy.

"Because the Academy discriminates based on race, its admission policy should be declared unlawful and enjoined," the lawsuit said.

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The Naval Academy, located in Annapolis, Maryland, is the flagship military academy for the U.S. Navy. The academy trains officers for the Navy and Marine Corps.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Naval Academy said the institution does not comment on pending litigation.