Scholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.
Affirmative action programs and policies, enacted by U.S. public and private institutions dating back to the 1960’s, have always been controversial, dividing the public and politicians as they grant some preference to Blacks, women and other groups to remedy past discrimination and counter continuing discrimination.
The Supreme Court recently has upheld the use of race as one factor among others in college admissions decisions. However, many scholars believe the U.S. Senate will confirm Kavanaugh and that affirmative action is likely to be struck down with him joining four other apparently like-minded justices on the bench, including Chief Justice John Roberts….