Poll shows Americans' approval of Supreme Court on the rise

Recent years have been marked by claims from the far-left wing of the Democratic Party suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court is in need of expansion to restore the citizenry's faith in the institution.

However, a new poll suggests that Americans' approval of the high court is actually on the rise, with more than 50% now expressing satisfaction with the panel -- and the conservative majority solidified by Donald Trump -- for the first time in years, as Just the News explains.

Court approval on the rise

According to a new poll conducted by Marquette Law School, more than 50% of respondents indicated their approval of the U.S. Supreme Court, a level not attained since March 2022.

At that time, 54% of those asked for their opinion had a positive take on the justices and their work.

The latest Marquette poll found that 51% of American adults currently approve of the job the court is doing, with 49% expressing disapproval.

Delving deeper into specific sentiments about the current trajectory of the Supreme Court, the poll noted that the majority of respondents agree with the justices' ruling upholding the legality of a TikTok ban.

In an interesting partisan divide, the survey found that while large majorities believe that presidents must obey decisions handed down by the high court, 23% of Republicans opined that the commander in chief can, if needed, disregard a ruling with which he or she disagrees.

Sotoymayor voices concerns

Though a slim majority of poll respondents indicated their approval of the high court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently focused on her fellow Americans she believes harbor doubts about its integrity.

During a recent appearance in Louisville, Kentucky, Sotomayor suggested that Americans have valid reasons for what she feels is a decline in confidence in the institution she serves, as the Associated Press noted, and she seemed to place the blame for that at the feet of her conservative colleagues.

“I think my court would probably gather more public support if it went a little more slowly in undoing precedent,” Sotomayor opined.

Though the liberal justice did not specify the precedents to which she was referring, the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the undoing of the Chevron doctrine of deference to administrative agencies, and the upending of race-based college admissions are the realms that likely came to listeners' minds during her speech.

“I think that creates instability in the society, in people's perception of law and people's perception of whether we're doing things because of legal analysis or because of partisan views,” Sotomayor said, but at least according to the Marquette poll, Americans in general are feeling increasingly more positive about the court's current path.