Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Criticized for Comments Supporting Affirmative Action

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Criticized for Comments Supporting Affirmative Action
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits the set of "The Faulkner Focus" at Fox News Channel Studios in New York City on June 2, 2023. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s critical take on the Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action policies and bar schools from applying race-based criteria to admissions has faced an outpouring of criticism online.

The Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision on June 29 revived a strict interpretation of the 14th Amendment to make clear that equal treatment under the law bars discrimination based on race, even when that discrimination gives a leg up to groups considered “marginalized” or “underrepresented” in public life in some respect.

Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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