When the Senate plays politics with Supreme Court vacancies this hurts the public’s perceptions of the Court

Armaly, Miles T. and Lane, Elizabeth A. (2022) When the Senate plays politics with Supreme Court vacancies this hurts the public’s perceptions of the Court. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (21 Apr 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The recent US Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court has shown how politicized such hearings have become. But how do these more contentious hearings influence how the American public thinks about the Supreme Court itself? In new survey research, Miles T. Armaly and Elizabeth A. Lane examine reactions to the US Senate’s approach to filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat. They find that respondents who were told about the politicization of a past vacancy were less likely to express support for the Supreme Court and to favor reforms which would reduce its power.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2022 13:42
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/116845

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