U.S. Supreme Court
Poll Shows Support for High Court Cameras, and an Inclination to Watch
Sixty-one percent of American voters polled support televised Supreme Court proceedings, and half say they would watch arguments at least sometimes.
The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found that liberals were more likely to support the idea than conservatives, with 71 percent of liberals and 55 percent of conservatives saying televised proceedings would be good for democracy. Sixty-six percent of Democrats support the courtroom cameras, compared to 53 percent of Republicans.
The poll results were covered by NewJerseyNewsroom.com and the National Law Journal.
The poll also found that 56 percent of the respondents support an 18-year maximum term for Supreme Court justices.
