U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 24, 2025, in West Point, N.Y.A deadline to appeal a judge’s order overturning sweeping restrictions on civilian faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point passed quietly on Monday without action by the institution, The Washington Post reported. West Point in February 2025 began requiring civilian faculty who were speaking in their professional capacity to secure approval from their department heads for engagement with outside audiences, including media interviews, op-eds, social media posts, journal articles and conference presentations. In May, a judge granted Bakken a preliminary injunction against West Point, prevented the academy from enforcing the policy and denied its motion to dismiss the case. The judge noted in her ruling that Bakken was likely to succeed on the merits of his claims. Although West Point allowed this week’s deadline to appeal the interim ruling to pass unchallenged, litigation between the parties is ongoing.