Supreme Court - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/politics-policy/government/supreme-court/ Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:25:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/themes/prc-block-theme/assets/img/square.png Supreme Court - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/politics-policy/government/supreme-court/ 32 32 222456345 Striking findings from 2023 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/12/08/striking-findings-from-2023/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:57:53 +0000 Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.

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]]> 7803 Most of Biden’s appointed judges to date are women, racial or ethnic minorities – a first for any president https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/12/04/most-of-bidens-appointed-judges-to-date-are-women-racial-or-ethnic-minorities-a-first-for-any-president/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:55:35 +0000 Nearly two-thirds of the federal judges President Joe Biden has appointed so far are women, and the same share are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.

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]]> 7814 What do you know about the U.S. government? https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/what-do-you-know-about-the-u-s-government/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Test your civics knowledge by taking our short 6-question quiz.

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]]> 5593 Most Americans favor maximum age limits for federal elected officials, Supreme Court justices https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/04/most-americans-favor-maximum-age-limits-for-federal-elected-officials-supreme-court-justices/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:49:38 +0000 79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.

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]]> 7908 Favorable views of Supreme Court fall to historic low https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/21/favorable-views-of-supreme-court-fall-to-historic-low/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:55:43 +0000 The share of Americans with a favorable opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to its lowest point in public opinion surveys dating to 1987.  

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]]> 7943 In Divided Washington, Americans Have Highly Negative Views of Both Parties’ Leaders https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/04/07/in-divided-washington-americans-have-highly-negative-views-of-both-parties-leaders/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:03:11 +0000 Americans express highly negative views of President Joe Biden, congressional leadership in both parties and Congress more broadly. Views of the economy remain overwhelmingly negative, and there has been a sharp rise in the share who say the country cannot solve many of its important problems.

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]]> 46151 Growing share of Americans see the Supreme Court as ‘friendly’ toward religion https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/11/30/growing-share-of-americans-see-the-supreme-court-as-friendly-toward-religion/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:59:09 +0000 There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.

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]]> 8220 45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/10/27/45-of-americans-say-u-s-should-be-a-christian-nation/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:50:29 +0000 But they hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults say churches should keep out of politics.

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]]> 70262 Positive Views of Supreme Court Decline Sharply Following Abortion Ruling https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/09/01/positive-views-of-supreme-court-decline-sharply-following-abortion-ruling/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:56:34 +0000 Americans’ ratings of the Supreme Court are now as negative as – and more politically polarized than – at any point in more than three decades of polling. And nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) now say the Supreme Court has too much power, almost three times the share who said this in August 2020 (23%).

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]]> 46381 Majority of Public Disapproves of Supreme Court’s Decision To Overturn Roe v. Wade https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/07/06/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:56:25 +0000 Opinion on the legality of abortion has changed little since before the court's decision, with 62% now saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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