SCOTUS Scores "Just About Right" Rating in Gallup's Latest Poll

As SCOTUS prepares to get down to business, Gallup reports that its 61% public approval rating is the most positive approval rating the Court has received since 2001. The heightened public approval of the Supreme Court is accompanied by an all-time high percentage of Americans saying the Court's ideological tenor is "about right" -- 50%. Two comparisons of Gallup poll results for 2008 and 2009 are provided below. Details and historical data available at Gallup's High Court to Start Term With Near Decade-High Approval. [JH]

Approval Rating of Supreme Court by Party Affliation
Party	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2009
Democrat	38%	75%
Republican	65%	49%
Independent	47%	59%

Supreme Court's Ideological Tenor
Tenor	2008	2009
Too Liberal	21%	28%
Too Conservative	30%	19%
About Right	43%	50%