MARQUETTE POLL SHOWS NEW LOWS FOR PUBLIC TRUST IN SUPREME COURT

74% of Independents; 61% of Total Public Disapprove of Job Court is Doing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 22, 2024) – In a damning new Marquette Law School poll out today, public opinion of the Supreme Court has dropped to its second lowest since 2020 — only behind a poll immediately following the court’s back-to-back decisions overturning Roe v. Wade, stymying the federal government’s ability to protect our right to clean air and fight the climate crisis, and opening up the floodgates to increased gun violence.

“The numbers don’t lie: Americans don’t trust this rogue court. And who could blame them?” asked Sarah Lipton-Lubet, president of Take Back the Court Action Fund. “In between decisions erasing our most fundamental rights and freedoms, Thomas and Alito spend their time defending election deniers and flying their flag — all while the court rigs the system for Trump. It’s despicable. If John Roberts cares about the court’s legitimacy even a fraction of the amount he claims to, he should support lawmakers’ efforts to hold Thomas and Alito accountable. Anything less is just bold-faced complicity in their corruption.”

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