Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

Although the Court's opinion in Bakke is inconclusive on a number of important issues and does not purport to give definitive answers on questions pertaining to employment discrimination, it has at least caused a surprisingly large number of people of good will to rethink their commitments to affirmative action and to express a more ready willingness to be forthright and open about efforts taken to cure problems associated with race and sex bias in this nation. Unfortunately, expressions of good will will not cure discrimination and, more unfortunately, virtually nothing is being done by Congress to give relief on the employment front. The badly watered-down version of the Humphrey-Hawkins full employment law recently enacted by Congress is a good example of the lack of serious commitment at the federal level. The decision in Bakke may not be a reason for rejoicing, but it surely is not a cause for mourning. For many, the fight for equal opportunities in education and employment will simply continue, with Bakke as a constant reminder that the stakes remain high. One can only hope that the Court's decision in Weber does not make the effort to achieve equality in employment an impossible dream.

First Page

113

Volume

1979

Publication Date

1979

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