U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Rights
Jul. 16, 2018
Does the Supreme Court reflect the America it serves?
If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, he will blend into a culture that replicates itself, but hardly reflects the America it serves.
Michele Goodwin
Chancellor's Professor
UC Irvine
Michele is director of the Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy and its Reproductive Justice Initiative. She serves on the Executive Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union and board of directors of the Orange and San Bernardino Counties Planned Parenthood.
Last week's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court further normalizes a history of indifference to the rights, concerns and citizenship of women. Many pundits and scholars raise alarm regarding how Judge Kavanaugh, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, might rule on abortion cases given his well-documented anti-abortion record on the DC Circuit. Indeed, much of the debate about Kavanaugh singularly addres...
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