While the world awaits the Court’s ruling in The Affordable Care Act Cases with bated breath, Jeffrey Toobin takes a fascinating look at the behind the scenes wrangling during the Court’s review of Citizens United v. FEC. While reading Toobin’s piece, one wonders what’s going on now, as the Court reviews yet another landmark case.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Court’s Favorability Declines
For the last quarter century, the American public’s approval of the Supreme Court has been consistently high and generally more stable than approval ratings of the other branches of the Federal government. However, a Pew Research survey has detected a steady decline in the Court’s favorability that cuts across political party lines.