Polls on the Supreme Court show lower approval

Of course, approval will be down now that we know that the three Trump nominees lied during their hearings and the Court will make the very unpopular decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Do you approve or disapprove of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing?

Approve 38%
Disapprove 52%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 5/5-9/22)
trend: https://t.co/XdLFoiTTYW
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 11, 2022

Poll shows confidence in Supreme Court has collapsed since Republicans gained a 6-3 supermajority https://t.co/U2jS0yBCSC
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) May 10, 2022

Big change: Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices by 66% to 21%, and favor expanding the Court by 55% to 36%. (Morning Consult poll for @politico) When I tested public appetite for Court reforms in 2007 (part of "A More Perfect Constitution") resistance was great.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) May 4, 2022

Passing a law keeping abortion legal won’t help

I doubt they could pass a law in Congress that wouldn’t get killed by a Republican filibuster. Even if they did, the Supreme Court would strike it down. Nothing good will happen without turnover or expanding the court. I am not worried about polarization as a reason to not do something. Republicans don’t care about it. They don’t care about the reputation of the court. They only care about getting their way. I doubt the country could be more polarized than it is today. Democratic strategy (if there is one) and messaging has been poor. They are in reactive mode. DOJ should have said something BEFORE states passed restrictive laws.

Assuming the final decision is similar to the Alito draft, don't you think the Supreme Court would strike down the laws in your #3 using the same basis as the Alito draft?
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 7, 2022

Expand the Supreme Court now

I support expansions of the Court. Republicans essentially stole two seats by not having a vote on Garland and then being hypocrites and pushing Barrett through. As much as I would love a liberal majority on the court, I think you can only justify adding two to make up for the two seats Republicans took. Republicans play hard ball (and win). Democrats need to do this, too. This must be done now. If Republicans win the Senate, they won’t approve anyone Biden nominates for the Supreme Court. They threatened to do this if Hillary Clinton had won in 2016.

Rep. Adam Schiff on why he has called for the Supreme Court to be expanded: "I think the court is now the most unrepresentative body in the United States." pic.twitter.com/xJ7WKIH1Vt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 5, 2022

Since 1988, Republicans have won the popular vote exactly one time, but have selected 6 of the last 9 SCOTUS Justices.

Expand the court or an antidemocratic minority will continue to control our laws & our bodies.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 3, 2022

There is no constitutional reason why the Supreme Court cannot expand beyond nine justices.
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) May 3, 2022

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.):

"There is no other recourse. We must abolish the filibuster in order to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, and we must expand the Supreme Court in order to reclaim the stolen seats, and restore balance and the faith of the American people."
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) May 3, 2022

The public doesn’t approve of how Republicans treated Judge Jackson

Republican senators played to their white nationalist/conspiracy theory base. The way they treated Judge Jackson was terrible. The public disapproves but that never stops Republicans from doing what they want.

Analysis: Americans strongly disapprove of GOP pushback on Ketanji Brown Jackson https://t.co/cjG9zk22bW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 2, 2022

New Q-poll has voters disapproving 52-27 of the GOP's handling of the KBJ hearings.

Doesn't say why, but is it possible voters found the "she's soft on pedos" stuff to be obnoxious, not convincing?https://t.co/llyza3viZi pic.twitter.com/wNV2yc0ILB
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) March 30, 2022

The racial overtones on display during the confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson have roots.

In 1916, it was used to stonewall the first Jewish man nominated to the court. https://t.co/4DLUhnBoA0
— Voices of Color (@VOCInsider) March 27, 2022

Conservatives don’t want to acknowledge the damage they’ve done by taking over the Court through raw political power, from the blockade of Merrick Garland to the rushed confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Smearing Jackson was more of the same.
My column https://t.co/BWK74gSXRZ
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) March 27, 2022

Two-thirds of Americans back Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court, poll shows https://t.co/Wu0wUBNkNp via @usatoday
— Ofirah Yheskel (@ofirahy) March 30, 2022

Initial support for Supreme Court confirmation via Fox News polls:

56% Jackson
51% Roberts
50% Barrett
49% Gorsuch
46% Sotomayor
46% Alito
39% Kagan
38% Kavanaugh
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 24, 2022

58% support confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court justice

Republican senators won’t care. They’re more interested in appealing to their white nationalist base.

From Gallup: 58% of Americans think Ketanji Brown Jackson should be confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Americans know she's what our highest court needs. #ConfirmJackson pic.twitter.com/CH38h8rt6O
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) March 23, 2022

GALLUP: 58% of Americans say confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

30% say reject her

12% have no opinionhttps://t.co/VBz328krb8
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 23, 2022

A majority of Americans support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson being confirmed to the Supreme Court, with 58% saying the Senate should vote in favor of her historical nomination to the nation's highest court, according to a poll newly released by Gallup https://t.co/WDuvLgokYg
— CNN (@CNN) March 23, 2022

The 56% support for Judge Jackson's confirmation is the highest level of support for any SCOTUS nominee measured by the Fox News Poll since 2005. pic.twitter.com/WtCjd9Nt8T
— Geoff Garin (@geoffgarin) March 28, 2022

Senate Republicans’ ranting, raving, and disrespectful behavior won’t change the facts: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is qualified to serve on the Supreme Court, and the American people overwhelmingly support her nomination. https://t.co/wS6dhazn5O
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) March 28, 2022

Upcoming Supreme Court cases

In case you've lost track of the Scotus culture war cases, a partial list…

This term:
– abortion
– guns
– climate change
– religious-school tuition
– remain-in-Mexico
– praying football coach (prob this term)

Next term:
– affirmative action
– gay-wedding objections
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) February 22, 2022

The US Supreme Court’s 2022 docket is set to be historic. #BULawProf @ProfLMcClain, @JPYgold, Jacobs, and @nhuberfeld1 break down the four major case areas SCOTUS is expected to rule on, and their potential implications. https://t.co/Mlcz8kvTpR
— Boston University School of Law (@BU_Law) February 21, 2022

There are no good reasons for the Court to take this case. The Supreme Court is on the ballot for Democrats in November; pulling out a stronger majority in the Senate is critical to civil rights in multiple fronts. https://t.co/PhmgmgCKFN
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) February 22, 2022

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear a redistricting case from Alabama next term puts the #VotingRightsAct — and redistricting protections for communities of color — at risk for a wholesale rollback. https://t.co/fcxruCAWhx
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) February 17, 2022

“The Supreme Court should absolutely side with the majority of Americans and reject this dangerous agenda,” Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, says as the Supreme Court takes on its biggest guns case in more than a decade. https://t.co/FYXVf5UWHM
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 9, 2021

The extreme right-wing Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is now the policymaking vanguard of the Republican Party.

I explain here: https://t.co/IIzxE2agKb
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) January 25, 2022

I have a new piece up at @ballsstrikes about one of the biggest threats posed by the Republican Supreme Court: the majority simply ignoring the unambiguous text and purpose of statutes when Congress's policy preferences are inconsistent with GOP orthodoxy https://t.co/AAncNDNYrt
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) January 24, 2022

By the way, Justice Thomas’s wife is on the advisory board of a group that filed an amicus brief supporting this anti- affirmative action case (the National Assoc. Of Scholars.)And she gave its leader a prize. https://t.co/zzB98tcPZd
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) January 25, 2022

People need to understand that the Supreme Court could use this case not just to eliminate affirmative action, but also do massive damage to the entirety of US civil rights, reinforcing racial gaps like K-12 school segregation by requiring government institutions to ignore them https://t.co/Hyh10oEg6m
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) January 24, 2022

Read @RuthMarcus And realize yet again that the right-wing waridal judges and justices are making a mockery of adherence to the law. This is banana republic stuff, and the Supreme Court now is dominated by partisan radical hacks. https://t.co/8wz0QJMeh7
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 25, 2022

Right-wing Supreme Court goes against precedents and norms

They’ll gut or end Roe vs. Wade and affirmative action. They don’t care what anything looks like as long as they get their right-wing agenda through.

Steve is an essential follow for his ability to quantify how the post-Trump Court is abandoning even the most basic procedural norms. https://t.co/dXAcr1jVIv
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) January 24, 2022

With a bolstered conservative majority, the Supreme Court decides to revisit whether race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are lawful. ⁦@adamliptak⁩ https://t.co/y36zrfk9Tj
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) January 24, 2022

Only 30% support overturning Roe vs. Wade

That won’t stop the extremist right-wing Supreme Court.

CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS

Jan. 13-18
Support SCOTUS Overturning Roe vs. Wade?

Yes 30%
No 69%

Jan. 13-18
Prefer SCOTUS Not Overturn Roe vs. Wade

Democrats 86%
Independents 72%
Republicans 44%https://t.co/qrcFHOREJq
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 21, 2022

Abortion is not a divisive issue. It’s a gerrymandered one. https://t.co/EbXv8kNCg6
— Renee Bracey Sherman (@RBraceySherman) January 23, 2022

Gorsuch is an asshole

He won’t wear a mask even though Justice Sotomoyor has diabetes. The anti-maskers are selfish and showing no concern for others.

that's extremism https://t.co/LULHIofFwh
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 18, 2022

this seems like a good day to repost this column unmasking Neil Gorsuch https://t.co/7N632l3NJ1
— Ruth Marcus (@RuthMarcus) January 18, 2022

Jesus, what a schmuck. https://t.co/EcM1KjrULo
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 18, 2022

When it comes to conflicts about wearing masks as a COVID-19 safeguard, the Supreme Court of the United States is no different than many workplaces.https://t.co/BwXtRjcuLR
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 18, 2022