The Consequences of Distrust in Political Institutions and Supreme Court Ethics

The declining trust and confidence in U.S. institutions, coupled with Democrats' exasperation on a host of perceived political injustices, is driving a crisis in public confidence in the Supreme Court. The conservative-majority court is suffering from a historic lack of trust and confidence after unpopular decisions in the last couple of years, particularly on abortion rights. The toxic brew of mistrust and antipathy shows in the potentially dangerous decline in the lack of trust in institutions, including Congress, experts, and the media.