Americans’ confidence in Congress has sunk to a new low. Seven percent of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Congress as an American institution, down from the previous low of 10% in 2013. … Americans’ current confidence in Congress is not only […] Read more »
Polar Vision
… This is an opinion column, and here is my opinion: the court’s majority is driving it into dangerous territory. The problem is not only that the court is too often divided but that it’s too often simply wrong: wrong in the battles it picks, wrong in setting an agenda […] Read more »
The Polarized Supreme Court
… The partisan polarization on the court reflects similarly deep divisions in Congress, the electorate and the elite circles in which the justices move. … The perception that partisan politics has infected the court’s work may do lasting damage to its prestige and authority and to Americans’ faith in the […] Read more »
Broad Bi-Partisan Consensus Supports Reforms to Supreme Court
A new poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for Democracy Corps reveals that the Supreme Court has very lackluster job performance ratings and is viewed as overly political by Americans, who support a wide range of reforms for our nation’s highest court. Perhaps most remarkably, even in a time of […] Read more »
Supreme Court Favorability Rebounds
Favorable views of the Supreme Court are back above 50%, having rebounded from historic lows reached in the summer of 2013. However, the court still has several major decisions pending that could impact the public’s views, including rulings on challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers include contraceptive […] Read more »
Americans Still Divided on Approval of U.S. Supreme Court
Americans remain closely divided in their views of the performance of the U.S. Supreme Court — perhaps reflecting the string of recent polarized court decisions. Forty-six percent of Americans approve of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job, while 45% disapprove. These figures are essentially unchanged from July […] Read more »