News Analysis
The new session of the Supreme Court of the United States is likely to issue rulings and decisions that will have a lasting impact on university admissions and the rights of states and local communities vis à vis federal prerogatives and power, according to legal experts.
The most hotly anticipated decision of the new term involving affirmative action policies at the nation’s top schools is likely to be a 6-3 split, with Republican and Democrat appointees on opposing sides of the question. This and other rulings are all but certain to upset many liberals who cherish the idea of the Constitution as a “living document” adaptable to their political needs, while solidifying the court’s reputation as one with a distinctly conservative bent, the experts said….