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Almost all Americans share an embarrassing legal blind spot

alternet.org · 6dShare

Polls can reveal a lot about American’s political views, from their perceptions on President Donald Trump and his political movement to their distrust of the Supreme Court . Yet a new study reveals something surprising about Americans’ political and judicial philosophies — namely, that they often do not really understand the ideas they ostensibly follow. “A recent study published in Political Research Quarterly suggests that although many Americans express preferences for specific judicial philosophies, most struggle to apply these principles consistently to legal issues,” reported PsyPost's Eric W. Dolan on Wednesday . “The research indicates that for the general public, judicial philosophy acts more as a symbolic label than a structured framework for evaluating the law. This disconnect provides evidence that the complex legal standards often debated during Supreme Court nominations may hold little practical meaning for the average voter.” Dolan added, “During televised Supreme Court

First report: Most Americans don’t actually understand the judicial philosophies they endorse — psypost.org, 6d