SCOTUS SUPPORT BOTTOMS OUT: Trust in Nation’s Highest Court at Historic Lows

According to a recent Gallup Poll, faith in one of America’s highest, most respected institutions is currently sitting at an all-time low: just 47% of Americans support the Judicial branch, down from 53%.

From Gallup:

Forty-seven percent of U.S. adults say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in the judicial branch of the federal government that is headed by the Supreme Court. This represents a 20-percentage-point drop from two years ago, including seven points since last year, and is now the lowest in Gallup’s trend by six points. The judicial branch’s current tarnished image contrasts with trust levels exceeding two-thirds in most years in Gallup’s trend that began in 1972.

In addition to documenting record-low trust in the federal judiciary, the new Gallup poll also finds a record-tying-low 40% of Americans saying they approve, and a record-high 58% saying they disapprove, of the job the Supreme Court is doing.

More over at Gallup: