Marquette Law School Poll: National View of the U.S. Supreme Court and Political Topics

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Marquette University Law School is pleased to bring you the results of a national survey of public opinion, over two days, Sept. 22-23, via video conversations between poll director Charles Franklin and Mike Gousha.

On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results pertaining to public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court. This is its second installment in a series of six nationwide surveys measuring public perception and awareness of the nation’s highest court.

Franklin will then share findings in the Law Poll’s national query into general topics, on Thursday, Sept. 23. This poll looks at public opinion about the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the COVID-19 situation and views of President Joe Biden.

U.S. Supreme Court poll – Wednesday, Sept. 22

How have views of the Court shifted since July in the wake of several important decisions issued in August and early September? In July, approval of the Court was nearly identical among Democrats and Republicans, but is that still the case? This poll looks at how the public reacted to rulings whose effects were to reinstate the President Trump-era policy of “remain in Mexico” for asylum seekers and to block extending a moratorium on evictions. With the annual term of the Court soon to begin, the survey encompasses opinions on a number of cases set for argument, including those involving gun rights, religious liberty, and abortion rights, as well as potential cases on state oversight of elections, affirmative action, and the ability of social media companies to exclude public officials from their platforms. Looking back, how do respondents think the Court’s rulings have affected rights of LGBT people, religious liberty, voting rights, abortion rights and the interests of other groups over the past 15 years or so?