Although the margins are thin, the majority of Americans seem to agree with the Supreme Court’s recent controversial decisions.

From The Epoch Times. A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found most Americans agreed with the Supreme Court’s recent rulings in three high-profile cases.

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The majority of Americans, 52 percent, approved of the decision against race-based admissions in higher education, while 32 percent disapproved.

Narrow Margin of Approval

When it came to American’s approval of the court’s rulings on two other cases, the margins were narrower.

Forty-five percent approved of the court’s decision to strike down the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation plan, while 40 percent disapproved.

The ruling in a forced speech case that allowed a Christian website designer to refuse to provide services for a same-sex wedding website had the narrowest margin, with 43 percent approving and 42 percent disapproving.

Accusations of Partisan Politics

The court’s 6-3 rulings have drawn considerable attention. …

The majority of Americans—some 53 percent—believed that, in their recent decisions, the justices were ruling “on the basis of their partisan political views” rather than “on the basis of the law,” at 33 percent.

This was an increase of 10 points from when the same question was asked in an ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted in January, 2022. Pollsters noted that respondents who agreed with the rulings were not equally split down partisan lines: the debt cancellation plan ruling received approval from 71 percent of respondents who vote Republican, and just 17 percent of those voting for Democrats. …

Federal legislators have been sharply divided on the recent Supreme Court rulings—right down partisan lines. Republicans have applauded the conservative-majority court’s decisions, while Democrats have accused the justices of overreach.

‘A Fair Chance’ at College Admissions, Regardless of Race

On race-based admissions, or affirmative action, Republicans referenced the equal protection clause under the 14th amendment, with some going a step further by describing the rulings as victories. …

On student loan debts, Republicans broadly commended the court’s decision. Democrats, however, urged President Joe Biden to use executive action to ensure student loan debt cancellation in the wake of the court’s decision. …

Just hours after the decision, Biden announced a new student debt relief plan. The original plan had been proposed under the HEROES Act—an action the court deemed beyond the scope of the executive branch’s legal authority. The president said his new plan would be based on the Higher Education Act, though he did not offer specifics on Friday.

Some Supreme Court justices also made reference to partisan politics in their recent opinions, accusing their colleagues of voting in line with political preferences rather than legal interpretation.

In Chief Justice Roberts’s opinion on the student debt relief case, he said that reading such accusations from Supreme Court justices was “disturbing.” …

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(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: Canva)