Americans Know The Truth About The Supreme Court

The myth that the Supreme Court is a politically neutral body that just calls “balls and strikes” in its jurisprudence has been well and truly shattered. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, only 20% of respondents think the Supreme Court is politically neutral.

The majority — 58% — disagreed with that sentiment, and the remainder said they did not know or did not respond. It gets even more stark when you break the results out by political affiliation: of Democrats, 10% said SCOTUS is politically neutral with 74% disagreeing, but even the Republicans surveyed see the politically motivated writing on the wall with 29% saying SCOTUS is political and 54% disagreeing.

Despite the politicization of the Court — or maybe *because* of it — 44% said they have a favorable view of SCOTUS. Which is absolutely in line with the Court’s sinking approval rates that have plagued the institution ever since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision got leaked, stripping reproductive rights from Americans. There’s also a partisan bend to these numbers, with 67% of Republicans and 26% of Democrats having a favorable view of the Court.

With the Court’s increased use of the shadow docket, terrible attitude toward ethics, and general obsequiousness towards the Trump administration I wouldn’t expect a major turn around on these terrible polling numbers any time soon.

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