Reading Time: 2 minutes There are a number of reasons why the Supreme Court may be issuing more liberal rulings in recent months. One possibility is that the court is simply responding to public opinion. A recent poll found that a majority of Americans support abortion rights and gun control, two issues on which the court has issued conservative rulings in recent years. The court may be feeling pressure to issue rulings that are more in line with public opinion in order to maintain its legitimacy.
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