Sunday, February 21, 2016

From the Pew Research Center: 5 facts about the Supreme Court

Mostly facts about the public's attitude about the Supreme Court.

- Click here for the article.

A summary:

1 - Unfavorable opinions of the court reached a 30-year high after the end of last year’s momentous session.
2 - There is a wide partisan gap in views of the court.
3 - Partisans have starkly different views over how the justices should interpret the Constitution.
4 - In the wake of last session’s major decisions, views of the court’s ideology have shifted and become more politically polarized
5 - The justices of the court are a mystery for most Americans.

Apparently only 32% of Americans knew who Antonin Scalia was.