Supreme Partisans?
The High Court Can Seem More Partisan, But Justices Are Still Protected From Political Winds
Two generations ago, the U.S. Supreme Court was respected by an overwhelming majority of Americans—and seen as mostly separate from politics. But that perception has been changing as the press emphasizes how justices line up behind the party that backed them in many high-profile cases. In advance of a Zócalo event with Linda Greenhouse, “How High Is The High Court?” the leading Supreme Court journalist of this era, we asked court watchers what truth there was in the changing perception. Is the Supreme Court any less partisan than the two …
