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SCOTUS Approval Among Americans Plummets Following Texas Abortion Ban, Multiple Unsigned Opinions in Dark of Night

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 15, 2021) — Take Back the Court Director Sarah Lipton-Lubet today released the following statement regarding the latest Quinnipiac Poll results showing that a majority of Americans disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job.

“Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Stephen Breyer can pretend the Court isn’t political until they’re blue in the face, but Americans see right through their empty words. In the last month alone, the hyper-partisan Supreme Court has inserted itself in foreign policy, opened the door to mass evictions, and effectively overturned Roe v. Wade — all under the cover of the shadow docket. The injuries this stolen Court has inflicted on the American people and on our democracy will be felt for generations. Something must be done to prevent further damage and restore our rights, and the only feasible option is to expand the Court.”

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/