{"id":848,"date":"2026-07-07T20:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=848"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:42:17","slug":"poll-majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-supreme-court-after-latest-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Majority of Americans Disapprove of Supreme Court After Latest Term"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new poll demonstrates that a majority of Americans disapprove of the United States Supreme Court, following the end of a judicial term that saw multiple rulings eroding civil rights and expanding presidential powers for Donald Trump. <\/p>\n

, conducted July 3-6 (just days after the final Supreme Court ruling was issued on June 30), found that only 36 percent of U.S. voters approved of the way members of the court were collectively handling their jobs. Conversely, 50 percent of respondents said they disapproved. <\/p>\n

A plurality of respondents, 45 percent, said that the Supreme Court\u2019s rulings during this term gave the presidency too much power, while 29 percent said they gave just the right amount of power to the president, and 9 percent said they gave too little. <\/p>\n

Favorability ratings for each justice indicated a marked preference among voters for liberal bloc members. Elena Kagan received a net-positive 6-point approval rating, while Ketanji Brown Jackson received a +8-point net favorability and Sonia Sotomayor received +11 points. Meanwhile, all six conservative bloc members received net-negative favorability ratings, ranging from -7 points for Samuel Alito to -15 points for Amy Coney Barrett. Chief Justice John Roberts received a -11-point favorability rating. <\/p>\n

Opinions from this year\u2019s term were varied. In some cases, the Supreme Court did put a check on Trump\u2019s presidential powers, such as when justices ruled that his attempt to reinterpret the 14th Amendment\u2019s birthright citizenship clause through executive order was illegal. The court also ruled that Trump\u2019s declaration of \u201cnational emergencies\u201d to justify his global tariffs were unlawful.<\/p>\n

However, multiple rulings from the court expanded Trump\u2019s powers, and denied civil and human rights to entire groups of people, including:<\/p>\n

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