Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, January 25, 2023
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court and the national opinion concerning cases currently before the Court involving the consideration of race in college admissions, whether religious views can justify a business in denying services to gay or lesbian customers, and the extent to which state legislatures can regulate federal elections independent of state court review.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, November 30, 2022
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court and the national opinion concerning cases currently before the Court involving the consideration of race in college admissions, whether religious views can justify a business in denying services to gay or lesbian customers, and the extent to which state legislatures can regulate federal elections independent of state court review.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, September 21, 2022
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court and the national opinion concerning the Court's major decisions in June, as well as opinion about the Court's direction over time and perception of the justices.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, July 20, 2022
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court about the national opinion concerning the Court's June ruling on abortion and Second Amendment rights, past decisions by the Court on same-sex marriage, and federal statutory protection of LGBT rights against job discrimination are also discussed.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, May 25, 2022
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court about the national opinion concerning the Court's past and possible future rulings on abortion, following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, March 30, 2022
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national public survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court's nomination of Katanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court and her potential impact on the Court.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, January 26, 2022
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court, covers major cases concerning abortion and the Second Amendment.
Marquette Law School: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, November 17, 2021
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court covers national approval of the Court and trust in it compared to the other branches of the federal government.
Marquette Law School Poll: Public View of the U.S. Supreme Court, September 22, 2021
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court covers how views may have shifted since July in the wake of several important decisions issued in August and early September.
Marquette Law School Poll: Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court, August 4, 2021
- A discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, of the most recent national survey of public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court covers approval of and trust in the Court compared to the president and Congress, public awareness of the justices, and favorability towards each.
On the Issues: Cristina Tilley, February 3, 2021
- Cristina Tilley, associate professor of law at the University of Iowa, spoke with Marquette Law School's Mike Gousha about her scholarly article titled Supreme Court Journalism: From Law to Spectacle?
On the Issues: Sarah Isgur and David French, October 29, 2020
- The Law School's Mike Gousha spoke with Sarah Isgur and David French, of The Dispatch and co-hosts of the podcast Advisory Opinions, for the second conversation featuring different perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court, the American justice system, and the rule of law.
On the Issues: Russ Feingold, October 22, 2020
- In the first of two conversations featuring differing perspectives on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court, the American Justice System, and the rule of law, Mike Gousha spoke with Russ Feingold, president of the American Constitution Society (ACS) and former U.S. senator from Wisconsin.
U.S. Supreme Court Poll: What Does the Public Think of Recent Decisions?, September 25, 2020
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The third and final discussion with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, is based on the national poll, which surveyed members of the public as to whether they support or oppose a number of recent decisions and how they view potential future issues that may come before the Court. What factors structure the public's views of these issues, and which issues are more salient to which groups of citizens?
U.S. Supreme Court Poll: How Is the Court Doing?, September 24, 2020
- The second of three discussions with Prof. Charles Franklin, poll director, draws on the national poll, which inquires into how the Court stacks up in public confidence, in approval of its work, and comparison to other institutions. Beyond confidence in the Court, how willing are Americans to restructure the institution and powers of the Court?
U.S. Supreme Court Poll: How Do People View Nominations and the Justices?, September 23, 2020
- The first of three discussions with Prof. Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, about the new national survey, which asks (among many other things) which voters view Supreme Court appointments as important issues and under what circumstances they think that nominees should be confirmed or rejected.
2019 Supreme Court Conference – Public Understanding and Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, October 21, 2019
- How much do citizens know about the Court? How informed are they about the Constitution? What, if anything, do they think of the justices? With respect to recent decisions of the Court, how much of the public supports or opposes the Court's rulings? How much is the opinion of the Court and its decisions based on partisan or ideological affiliations of voters? Do opinions of the Court influence presidential vote choices? Does the public see the Court as legitimate? The Marquette Law School Poll Director, Professor Charles Franklin, presents the results of a unique national survey devoted entirely to knowledge and opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- In addition to Prof. Franklin, panelists include the following:
- From the academy, Professor Lawrence Baum (political science), The Ohio State University, and author (with Neal Devins) of The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court (Oxford 2019), and Tara Leigh Grove (law), William & Mary, author of The Supreme Court's Legitimacy Dilemma, 132 Harv. L. Rev. 2240 (2019)
- From the bench and bar, Judge Diane S. Sykes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Peter D. Keisler, co-leader of Supreme Court and Appellate practice, Sidley Austin, Washington D.C.; and Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., a partner in Foley & Lardner and adjunct professor of law at Marquette University, in conversation with the Law School's Prof. Chad Oldfather
- From the press with deep experience with respect to the Court, Robert Barnes (Washington Post) and Carl Hulse (New York Times and author of Confirmation Bias: Inside Washington's War over the Supreme Court, From Scalia's Death to Justice Kavanaugh (Harper & Collins 2019)), in conversation with the Law School's Mike Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy