GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — The US Supreme Court has seen a significant drop in its approval rating.
According to a Marquette University Law School poll released this week, the court had a 49% approval rating in September–But that’s down 11% in just two months. From 60% in July and 66% a year ago.
“We’re used to Presidential approval numbers moving a fair bit,” said Poll Director Charles Franklin on WTAQ’s ‘The Morning News with Matt and Earl’. “But usually, the court is pretty stable.”
While the 11% drop is unusual, so, too is the fact that regardless, the court is still considered the most trusted of the three branches of government.
“We asked which of the three branches of the federal government do you trust the most?” explained Franklin. “Even with this drop in approval, the court is still trusted by 58% of the public.”
So what happened? There’s no way to tell for certain. The Supreme Court has dealt with a number of cases lately, most notably a refusal to strike down enhanced abortion restrictions in Texas.
Opinions of Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that formally enshrined legal protection for abortion in US legal precedent, were also sought in the survey.
“Only 20% favor overturning Roe, while 50% oppose overturning it,” said Franklin.
The remainder did not have an opinion either way.
