Has the US Supreme Court become more conservative than the public? We introduce
results of three surveys conducted over the course of a decade that ask respondents about …

Supreme Court vacancies are now characterized by great partisan efforts to confirm—or
impede—the nomination. Amid a politicized vacancy before the 2020 election, there was …

Have perceptions of the US Supreme Court polarized, much like the rest of American
politics? Because of the Court's unique role, for many years, it remained one of the few …

Judicial power is central to democratic consolidation and the rule of law. Public support is
critical for establishing and protecting it. Conventional wisdom holds that this support is …

With the rise of populism, we frequently witness how elected governments try to limit judicial
power by using different means. Comparing the court-curbing policies used by the Fidesz …

Extant research has established that displeasure with a Supreme Court ruling typically has
negligible consequences for institutional support, largely because, as legitimacy theory's …

US courts have long been thought to be held in special regard by the American public, and
public support is theorized to protect institutions from interbranch aggression. At the same …

How does the public respond to court-packing attempts? Longstanding accounts of public
support for courts suggest voters retaliate against incumbents who seek to manipulate well …

Public support is central to the emergence of judicial power. Conventional wisdom holds that
citizen commitment to democracy and the rule of law sustains this support. An implication is …

Objective We analyze the extent to which, if any, institutional support of the US Supreme
Court was influenced by the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh. Methods We use a …