A new poll finds that 70% of Americans believe Supreme Court justices are more likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology than to serve as neutral adjudicators of the law.
Additionally, an Associated Press-NORC poll released Thursday found that fewer than a third of Americans think the Supreme Court is likely to be fair and impartial in its independent check on other branches of government.
The poll comes as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on several high-profile cases related to former President Trump and the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Roughly four in 10 U.S. adults say they have little confidence in the people who run the court, according to the poll.
The poll was conducted June 20-24 among 1,088 U.S. adults using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
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A new poll finds that 70% of Americans believe Supreme Court justices are more likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology than to serve as neutral adjudicators of the law. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin, File)
A new poll finds that just half of Republicans have a “great deal” or “moderate amount” of confidence in the Supreme Court’s handling of key issues including gun control, abortion, elections and voting, and presidential powers and immunity.
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Meanwhile, 8 in 10 Democrats say justices are likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology, and about 7 in 10 independents agree.
A new poll finds that just half of Republicans have a “great deal” or “moderate amount” of confidence in the Supreme Court’s handling of key issues including gun control, abortion, elections and voting, and presidential powers and immunity. (U.S. Supreme Court Collection via Getty Images)
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down rulings on key cases on both Thursday and Friday. The court mistakenly posted a draft ruling on a key abortion case on its website on Wednesday but quickly removed it.
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down rulings on key cases on both Thursday and Friday. The court mistakenly posted a draft ruling on a key abortion case on its website on Wednesday but quickly removed it. (Fox News Digital/Lisa Benatan)
Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe confirmed to Fox News Digital that the opinion has not yet been formally published.
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The Supreme Court handed the Biden administration a victory on Wednesday, ruling that plaintiffs challenging the federal government’s social media influence efforts did not have standing to sue.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
