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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.

The Economist/YouGov poll, 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.

A plurality of respondents, 45 percent, said that the Supreme Court’s 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.

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.

Opinions from this year’s term were varied. In some cases, the Supreme Court did put a check on Trump’s presidential powers, such as when justices ruled that his attempt to reinterpret the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause through executive order was illegal. The court also ruled that Trump’s declaration of “national emergencies” to justify his global tariffs were unlawful.

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