April 23, 2026, 12:02 a.m. ET
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s February decision striking down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs did little to change the public impression that the conservative court is going out of its way to avoid ruling against Trump, according to a new poll.
Two-thirds of adults surveyed for the Marquette Law School Poll this month said they supported the court’s decision that Trump lacked authority to impose sweeping tariffs.
But 57% said the court wants to avoid rulings that Trump might refuse to obey, a figure unchanged from a January survey.
The president, however, may feel differently.
Trump has been predicting that the court won’t let him end automatic citizenship for babies born in the U.S. unless at least one of the child’s parents is a citizen or permanent resident.
“No Country can be successful with such an anchor wrapped firmly around its neck,” Trump wrote on social media April 21 about birthright citizenship, “but based on the questioning by Republican Nominated Justices that I watched firsthand in the Court, we lose.”
Trump, who appointed three of the court’s six conservative justices, complained that the justices appointed by Republican presidents are letting themselves be pushed around by Democrats.
Trump attended part of the April 1 oral arguments on birthright citizenship, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to sit in on the court’s debate.
During the arguments, the justices seemed inclined to find that Trump can’t change the rules for birthright citizenship through an executive order.
Nearly seven-in-ten adults surveyed by Marquette Law School after the arguments said the court should rule that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional.
The court is also deciding whether the president can remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. Two-thirds of adults surveyed want the court to rule against Trump.
Decisions are expected by the end of June or early July.
