A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds approval of the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a sharp downward turn, falling to 44%, with 55% disapproving how the Court is handling its job. The poll comes after a leaked draft of an opinion that would overturn the court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established a constitutional right to an abortion. As recently as September 2020, approval of the nation’s high court stood at 66%, while 33% disapproved.
The poll also asked about LGBTQ rights and found that a large majority, 69% of respondents who have an opinion, favor the 2015 Supreme Court decision that ruled the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, while 31% oppose that ruling. An even larger majority, 84%, favor the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination, while 16% oppose that decision.
