TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 11, 2023

A series of recent surveys has found that a majority of Americans believe that U.S. Supreme Court justices let partisan views influence major rulings. Declining faith in the institution seems rooted in a growing concern that the high court is deciding cases on politics, rather than law, The Hill reports. While support for the court “sank swiftly last summer in response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization” decision, the anger runs deeper. “Liberals are fuming about a confluence of lucky timing and political maneuvering that enabled a Republican-controlled Senate to approve three conservative justices in four years …”. Others point to the involvement of one justice’s wife in the political arena. The news source unpacks these and other developments that have impacted public views of the court.