It is “big decisions” week at the U.S. Supreme Court. While most people have an opinion about how the Court is handling its job, the details are often obscure to a substantial share of the public. This week’s decisions will come as surprises to many who don’t follow the Court’s […] Read more »
How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion
… The New York Times reviewed polls from groups that have been asking Americans about abortion for decades, including Gallup, Public Religion Research Institute, Pew Research, Ipsos, KFF and other nonpartisan polling organizations. All pointed to the same general trends: growing public support for legalized abortion and dissatisfaction with new […] Read more »
One year after Dobbs
It’s been about a year since the Supreme Court ruled on the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. In the aftermath, the gulf between states with access to abortion and without has widened, as many states moved to either restrict or fortify the right […] Read more »
61% of voters disapprove of Supreme Court decision overturning Roe
On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, 6-in-10 voters remain opposed to the court removing the national right to abortion, according to results from a new national NBC News poll. That includes nearly 80% of female voters ages 18-49, two-thirds […] Read more »
The politics of abortion access a year after Dobbs decision overturned Roe vs. Wade
Democrats say they feel more frustrated and worried about the debate surrounding abortion, more so than do Republicans, and most Democrats want their party to be doing more to protect abortion access. Women and the more liberal wing of the party are particularly frustrated and want their party to be […] Read more »
How voters feel about the 2024 candidates so far
With the first primary elections months away, the candidates who aren’t either Joe Biden or Donald Trump all have some ground to make up in terms of favorability and name recognition, according to a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Despite the historic legal controversy ensnaring Trump and lackluster approval ratings for […] Read more »