The Supreme Court was substantially more popular with those on the political left than those on the political right, according to polling ahead of last week’s historic decisions on gay marriage and health-case subsidies. CONT. Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal Read more »
57% Want Supreme Court to Legalize Gay Marriage
Ahead of an upcoming Supreme Court decision, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly six-in-10 Americans — 57 percent — want the court to rule that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
The Roberts Court’s Surprising Move Leftward
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been a conservative court. But even conservative courts have liberal terms – and the current term is leaning left as it enters its final two weeks. CONT. Alicia Parlapiano, Adam Liptak & Jeremy Bowers, New York Times Read more »
Obamacare and the Supreme Court
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a ruling that could impact the Affordable Care Act, 47 percent of Americans now approve of the health care law, the highest in CBS News and New York Times polling (although support is still short of a majority). For the first time, […] Read more »
Majority Favor Same-sex Marriage; Two-thirds Believe Supreme Court Will Rule to Legalize
When the Supreme Court issues its decision on the legality of same-sex marriage at the end of the month, nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans believe that the court will overturn state bans preventing same-sex couples from marrying and make same-sex marriage legal nationwide. Only one-quarter (25%) of the public says […] Read more »
Opinion poll shocker: voters want politicians to save Obamacare
Members of Congress often take the view that inaction is less dangerous to their political futures than action, but the moment is approaching that doing nothing could cost millions of Americans a cumulative billions of dollars. Unsurprisingly, several recent polls show that the public wants the lawmakers to get off […] Read more »