Summary

Americans’ confidence in the US judicial system hit a record low of 35% in 2024, dropping 24 points since 2020, according to a Gallup poll.

This decline is among the steepest globally over similar periods.

Confidence fell sharply among Biden’s opponents, likely tied to Trump’s legal cases, while Biden supporters’ confidence dropped 18 points this year, reflecting dissatisfaction with court rulings favoring Trump.

Democrats’ trust in the Supreme Court plummeted after the 2022 Dobbs decision and further declined in 2024. Meanwhile, Republican trust rose to 71%.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yep. If you read up on Nazi Germany, the speed at which they went from making laws restricting Jews from working certain jobs or the number allowed to attend universities to tossing them in ovens is pretty terrifying.

    Of course, the people who voted for Donald Trump have never picked up a history book, so they wouldn’t know. Nor would they care, because their ideology only allows them to consider their own positions, which they believe to be safe.