The nonprofit group that successfully challenged race-conscious college admissions in the U.S. Supreme Court has filed a new lawsuit — this time against Kamehameha Schools — seeking to overturn the private institution’s long-standing policy of giving preference to students of Native Hawaiian ancestry.

Students for Fair Admissions, led by conservative activist Edward Blum, filed the federal complaint Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The lawsuit alleges that Kamehameha’s admissions policy violates federal law that guarantees all people the same right to make and enforce contracts regardless of race.

The complaint describes the policy as a “categorical racial bar” that “purposefully excludes non-Native Hawaiian students,” arguing that Kamehameha admits Native Ha

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