Photo: The Supreme Court is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues. | Bryan Woolston/AP

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency petition to block the United States Military Academy’s race-conscious admissions policies.

“The record before this Court is underdeveloped,” the Supreme Court wrote in an order, while also cautioning that the “order should not be construed as expressing any view on the merits of the constitutional question.”