Opinion Today

December 1, 2022

Voters Have Deep Concerns Over Threat to Democracy, but for Very Different Reasons
Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service
Just weeks after the fall’s midterm elections, voters feel strongly that the country’s democracy is being threatened. While a lack of respect and civility in politics continues to remain an issue for voters, there’s not a lot of agreement on why Americans feel this way.

Small rebound in approval of U.S. Supreme Court, continued opposition to use of race as a factor in college admissions
Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll
A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds 44% of adults approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, while 56% disapprove.

Growing share of Americans see the Supreme Court as ‘friendly’ toward religion
Patricia Tevington, Pew Research Center
As the Supreme Court prepares to consider whether a Christian web designer can refuse to make websites for same-sex weddings because of her religious beliefs, a Septemb…