The
myth
that
the
Supreme
Court
is
a
politically
neutral
body
that
just
calls
“balls
and
strikes”
in
its
jurisprudence
has
been
well
and
truly
shattered.
According
to
a
new
Reuters/Ipsos
poll,
only
20%
of
respondents
think
the
Supreme
Court
is
politically
neutral.
The
majority
—
58%
—
disagreed
with
that
sentiment,
and
the
remainder
said
they
did
not
know
or
did
not
respond.
It
gets
even
more
stark
when
you
break
the
results
out
by
political
affiliation:
of
Democrats,
10%
said
SCOTUS
is
politically
neutral
with
74%
disagreeing,
but
even
the
Republicans
surveyed
see
the
politically
motivated
writing
on
the
wall
with
29%
saying
SCOTUS
is
political
and
54%
disagreeing.
Despite
the
politicization
of
the
Court
—
or
maybe
*because*
of
it
—
44%
said
they
have
a
favorable
view
of
SCOTUS.
Which
is
absolutely
in
line
with
the
Court’s
sinking
approval
rates
that
have
plagued
the
institution
ever
since
the
Dobbs
v.
Jackson
Women’s
Health decision
got
leaked,
stripping
reproductive
rights
from
Americans.
There’s
also
a
partisan
bend
to
these
numbers,
with
67%
of
Republicans
and
26%
of
Democrats
having
a
favorable
view
of
the
Court.
With
the
Court’s
increased
use
of
the
shadow
docket,
terrible
attitude
toward
ethics,
and
general
obsequiousness
towards
the
Trump
administration
I
wouldn’t
expect
a
major
turn
around
on
these
terrible
polling
numbers
any
time
soon.