Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the US Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Most see the ruling as portending negative changes for the country as a whole and for women in their state. … According to the poll, […] Read more »
Congress Should Act to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide, Most Voters Say
A solid majority of voters are on board with Democratic-led efforts to codify gay and lesbian couples’ right to get married in any U.S. state, according to a new Morning Consult/Politico survey. In the July 22-24 survey, 58% of voters support congressional passage of a federal law to protect the […] Read more »
Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want – new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court’s reasoning in returning abortion authority to states
The Savannah Medical Clinic, which provided abortions for four decades in Savannah, Ga., is closed now. AP Photo/Russ Bynum Matthew A Baum, Harvard Kennedy School; Alauna Safarpour, Harvard Kennedy School, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Harvard Kennedy School Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned the constitutional right to an […] Read more »
Americans have lost confidence in the Supreme Court
Most Americans favor constitutional reforms to the Supreme Court to impose term and age limits for justices. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 43% have hardly any confidence at all in the Court up from 27% in April. Most Americans favor constitutional reforms […] Read more »
Little change in partisan divisions and motivations about voting following Supreme Court abortion decision
A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds little evidence that partisan motivation to vote in the 2022 elections has been altered by the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which had established a right to an abortion. There has been much speculation that this June decision, in […] Read more »
More Americans disapprove than approve of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
A month following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, more Americans disapprove than approve of the decision – 53% to 30%. Democrats and women are more likely to disapprove than Republicans or men. Over half are at least somewhat angry or sad about the decision, including 4 in […] Read more »