But they hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults say churches should keep out of politics.

Americans’ ratings of the Supreme Court are now as negative as – and more politically polarized than – at any point in more than three decades of polling. And nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) now say the Supreme Court has too much power, almost three times the share who said this in August 2020 (23%).

Joe Biden’s federal judicial appointees so far include a record number of women and racial and ethnic minorities.

Opinion on the legality of abortion has changed little since before the court's decision, with 62% now saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

44% of the public says the Senate should definitely (24%) or probably (20%) confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Here is a roundup of Americans’ views of the court, perceptions of its ideology, the history of confirmations and justices’ backgrounds.

It’s worth remembering that vacancies on the Supreme Court didn’t always devolve into partisan slugfests.

Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges as of Feb. 1, 2022, have been Black women.

Today, 54% of U.S. adults say they have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while 44% have an unfavorable view. And 84% say justices should not bring their political views into decisions.

Donald Trump leaves the White House having appointed nearly as many appeals court judges in four years as Barack Obama appointed in eight.