US Supreme Court Approval Ticks Up Despite Contentious Rulings

July 26, 2023, 5:01 AM UTC

US Supreme Court public approval rose in a new survey despite contentious decisions on affirmative action and student loan forgiveness.

A Marquette Law School Poll found that 45% of adults surveyed approve of the job the court is doing, up from 38% at this time last year after the constitutional right to abortion was overturned.

The new data comes a month after the court’s conservative majority effectively ended the use of race as a factor in college admissions and struck President Joe Biden’s $430 billion student loan forgiveness plan.

Confidence in the court as an institution also rose in the ...

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