{"id":2633191,"date":"2026-07-21T15:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-roughly-half-of-americans-say-supreme-court-rules-on-trump-cases-purely-on-personal-ideology\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:38:48","slug":"poll-roughly-half-of-americans-say-supreme-court-rules-on-trump-cases-purely-on-personal-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-roughly-half-of-americans-say-supreme-court-rules-on-trump-cases-purely-on-personal-ideology\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Roughly Half of Americans Say Supreme Court Rules on Trump Cases Purely on Personal Ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-roughly-half-of-americans-say-supreme-court-rules-on-trump-cases-purely-on-personal-ideology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-disaster-petition-circulating-within-secret-service-community-warns-of-potential-insider-threats\/\" title=\"DEI Crisis: Secret Service Petition Raises Concerns About &#039;Insider Threats\">article discusses concerns<\/a> about the increasing politicization of the U.S.Supreme Court, with nearly half of Americans believing that justices are ruling based on ideology rather than constitutional interpretation. Polls indicate that 46% think recent rulings, such as the June 30 decision against Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-group-suing-trump-receives-federal-funds\/\" title=\"Immigrant group suing Trump receives federal funds\">birthright citizenship executive order<\/a>, are politically motivated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >judiciary receives mixed approval ratings<\/a>, with 55% disapproving of its performance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-admits-morning-joe-show-deeply-damaging-to-country\/\" title=\"MSNBC Admits &#039;Morning Joe&#039; Show Deeply Damaging To Country\">article highlights instances<\/a> where the Court has sided with or against Trump on various issues, noting that liberal justices tend to vote together and often oppose Trump&#8217;s positions. Despite claims from justices like Amy Coney Barrett denying partisanship, public skepticism persists. Court appointments are for life, insulating justices from politics but raising concerns about their potential and perceived bias. The piece emphasizes the importance of scrutinizing the Court&#8217;s decisions, given its significant influence and lifetime tenure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is the Supreme Court becoming politicized? The American people certainly think so.<\/p>\n<p>The job of the court is chiefly to interpret the United States Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Justices throughout history have had their own interpretation of that document and their own values that guide those interpretations, but that remains the central task.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is not to inject one\u2019s personal ideology into the highest court for a political agenda, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-polling-reveals-trumps-advantage-over-biden-in-four-crucial-swing-states\/\" title=\"New poll shows Trump leading Biden in key swing states.\">recent polling conducted<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/18\/most-americans-disapprove-supreme-court-performance-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> concludes almost half of Americans say that is happening.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted from July 8-13 among 2,648 respondents found 46 percent think the court is ruling on President Donald Trump\u2019s policies on ideological grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5978559-poll-scotus-rulings-trump-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill,<\/a> about 25 percent say that is not the case, while 28 percent had no opinion and 1 percent did not answer.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, 55 percent disapprove of the job the court is doing, with 41 percent approving.<\/p>\n<p>That response was likely impacted by the June 30 decision in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/25-365_4hdj.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump v. Barbara<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled 6-3 against Trump on the matter of birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 20, 2025, the president\u2019s first day back in office, Trump issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> entitled, \u201cProtecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship.\u201d In interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, he ordered birthright citizenship to only apply to children with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen.<\/p>\n<p>The June 30 ruling struck down that order, allowing anyone born on American soil regardless of their parents\u2019 status to be a citizen.<\/p>\n<p>A separate report from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5687657-scotus-rejects-trump-emergency-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> noted that February saw the court strike down several tariffs instituted by the president, but the outlet also noted they\u2019ve given him favorable rulings, like when they allowed him to fire Democrat Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission.<\/p>\n<p>There are three liberal justices that tend to rule together, and they notably ruled against Trump in the recent birthright citizenship decision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-do-liberal-supreme-court-justices-always-vote-together-11864876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>, citing a Harvard Law Review study, found Kagan and Jackson agreed 84 percent of the time, Sotomayor and Jackson agreed 88 percent of the time, and Sotomayor and Kagan 93 percent of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, none of this is conclusive evidence of what respondents say, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett even said in 2021 that \u201cthis court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks,\u201d but the American people are entitled to scrutinize this branch as any other.<\/p>\n<p>Court appointments are for life. There is no election. Only one justice has ever faced impeachment \u2014 Samuel Chase in 1804 \u2014 but he was acquitted.<\/p>\n<p>We can take their position of security in two ways. On one hand, being insulated from the whims of politics and elections allows them to focus on constitutional matters exclusively, meaning it\u2019s for the best. 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