Only a few countries, including Venezuela and Syria, have experienced larger drops in confidence in their courts

Summary

Americans’ confidence in the US judicial system hit a record low of 35% in 2024, dropping 24 points since 2020, according to a Gallup poll.

This decline is among the steepest globally over similar periods.

Confidence fell sharply among Biden’s opponents, likely tied to Trump’s legal cases, while Biden supporters’ confidence dropped 18 points this year, reflecting dissatisfaction with court rulings favoring Trump.

Democrats’ trust in the Supreme Court plummeted after the 2022 Dobbs decision and further declined in 2024. Meanwhile, Republican trust rose to 71%.

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    9 days ago

    Stripping the fundamental right to control one’s own body from half the population has dealt an even more personal blow to faith in the Courts. And we’re seeing more deaths as it plays out in the red states, bringing it home to more families.

    • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      9 days ago

      The “party of freedom” took away a fundamental right from half our populace.

      Make it make sense.

      Women are now second class citizens in America.

      I don’t think that fact has sunk in for a lot of people yet. Including a lot of women.