Overview
- The Marquette Law School poll of 1,001 adults, conducted May 20–26, found 61% say the Supreme Court rules for President Trump “almost always” or “most of the time” and the margin of error is ±3.4 percentage points.
- Fifty-seven percent of respondents said the Court avoids issuing rulings Trump might refuse to obey, reflecting broad concern that politics influences judicial decisions.
- Large majorities oppose key Trump positions in pending cases, with about 68% saying birthright citizenship should be protected under the 14th Amendment and 66% opposing presidential authority to remove Federal Reserve board members.
- Seventy-nine percent of respondents back fixed terms for Supreme Court justices while the public is evenly split on expanding the Court’s size, showing strong appetite for reform but no consensus on enlargement.
- The poll also records a falling presidential approval rating at 38% approve and 62% disapprove and places the results against a 6–3 conservative Court whose recent rulings have sometimes allowed Trump policies to proceed and sometimes ruled against them.