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Article: Most Americans Can't Name Any Supreme Court Justices, Says FindLaw.com Survey.
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- January 10, 2006
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EAGAN, Minn., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In spite of broad, high-profile news coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court in the past year, 57 percent of Americans can't name any current U.S. Supreme Court justices. According to a new national survey conducted by FindLaw.com, the leading legal Web site, only 43 percent of American adults can name at least one justice who is currently serving on the nation's highest court.
In any given year, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on a broad range of high-profile legal and constitutional issues. But in this past year, even greater attention was focused on the Court following the announced retirement of Justice Sandra Day ...