Interesting research on how public opinion and judicial ideology clash. This new paper suggests that the Roberts Court, while pretty conservative, may still be less conservative than the American public. That’s pretty interesting stuff.
I’d like to see more information about Supreme Court decisions in Indian law cases and public opinion. For example, how do people really feel about Indian gaming? Are they “gaming” people or are they “gambling” people, like Justice Scalia?
The questions should pertain to specific cases, I think, to be useful. How does the public feel about KG Urban’s challenge to the Massachusetts gaming law? Or about tribal criminal jurisdiction over serial DV and sex offenders?
Maybe the SCT would deny this information is valuable, but I think it would be terribly helpful.
Thanks to the Monkey Cage crew.
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