With today’s decision curtailing affirmative action in higher education, the Supreme Court has landed another powerful blow for older white America in its struggle against the kaleidoscopically diverse and more populous younger generations for control of the nation’s direction. The ruling by the Court’s six Republican-appointed justices prevents higher-education institutions […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voter trust & confidence in institutions hits rock-bottom
Confidence in U.S. institutions such as the FBI, Supreme Court and Congress has been on a steady decline since 2017 and is now reaching record lows. More broadly, less than a third of voters trust the federal government – a 20-year low. That’s according to the latest Fox News Poll […] Read more »
The Public & the Supreme Court
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 »
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 »
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 »
CBS News poll finds most say Roe’s overturn has been bad for country, half say abortion has been more restricted than expected
How do people feel about what’s happened in the year since the landmark abortion law Roe v. Wade was overturned? When Roe v. Wade was struck down a year ago, most Americans disapproved, and today, most feel that decision turned out to be a bad thing for the country generally, […] Read more »