TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Jul 17, 2015

The public approval rating for the U.S. Supreme Court has become more polarized along party lines than at any point in 15 years of Gallup polling, the ABA Journal reports. The approval rating among Republicans plummeted to a 15-year low of 18 percent, a drop of 33 percentage points since last summer, according to Gallup.com. The approval rating among Democrats, meanwhile, rose to 76 percent, a gain of 29 percentage points since last September and the highest in 15 years. Among all Americans, 49 percent approve of the job the Supreme Court is doing. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog notes the findings