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Article: Rating of Supreme Court Improves as Partisans Switch Sides; In a shift from last fall, most Democrats now approve; most Republicans disapprove.(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
- Article date:
- June 22, 2009
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Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones
Synopsis: As the U.S. Supreme Court's 2008-2009 term draws to a close, 59% of Americans approve of the job it is doing, up significantly from the prior two years. Democrats' and Republicans' views of the court have switched since last fall -- Democrats now view the court much more positively and Republicans much less so.
PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Poll finds 59% of Americans approving of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, a significant improvement from ratings near 50% for the past two years, and just below the high of 62% measured in September 2000 and June 2001.
The overall number, though ...