Senate Democrats launched a “calculated effort” to undermine it Public opinion in the Supreme CourtCBS News correspondent Jean Crawford argued Sunday.
After CBS correspondent Major Garrett spoke about the court's low approval rating on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Crawford noted that the cases began before 2024.
“It really started and took off in the wake of the Dobbs decision, which was the court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade,” Crawford said. “The outrage was so intense that you saw, I think, a completely calculated effort to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court by Democrats and Democrats in the Senate. For example, the hearings, the stories about the scandals, some of which were greatly exaggerated, to say the least “. This has an impact on public opinion.”
CBS News correspondent Jean Crawford defended recent high-profile decisions by the Supreme Court. ((Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images))
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She continued: “The public is starting to think that this court is corrupt, that this is being implemented. None of this is true. This court is still – you may not agree with its decisions – a very conservative court. It is not a court.” “These are nine justices who have very different views on how to interpret the Constitution, who are kind of in this huge struggle over the law, not the politics.”
Crawford is back at the top level The issue of presidential immunity Earlier this summer, the court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that former presidents such as President-elect Donald Trump enjoy substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts.
A Fox News poll showed that the Supreme Court had a support rate of 38%. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
She criticized Democratic opponents who “distorted” the case when the decision actually protects President Biden from prosecution as well.
“When we look at public opinion polls, certainly the Court has taken a hit, but that's been true over the years. The Court often takes a hit. So do other institutions. And in the Court's opinion, public opinion remains much higher than our public opinion,” Crawford said. “Other institutions, including the White House, Congress, and the news media to a large extent.”
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Crawford told a “Face the Nation” panel on Sunday that the court still has a higher public opinion than other institutions. (CBS News)
Fox News poll It found that the Supreme Court's approval rate fell to a record low in 2024 at 38% with a disapproval rate of 60%. The poll was conducted days after the court's decision on presidential immunity.
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