The court of public opinion

The New York Times has a cool interactive feature where you can compare your views on certain issues with the Roberts court and the general public. However, comparisons can be slightly misleading since the questions are framed as policy questions not constitutional questions. While readers are asked whether they would support a ban on partial birth abortion, the justices are not supposed to be considering whether or not the law is smart policy but whether it is constitutional.

-Luke

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July 27, 2010 · Filed Under Luke, Supreme Court

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One Response to “The court of public opinion”

  1. Charles on July 27th, 2010 2:00 pm

    That is indeed quite misleading. For example, constitutional scholars almost universally consider Roe v. Wade a dubious decision at best, regardless of any personal beliefs about abortion.

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