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Poll: Majority can’t name a single Supreme Court justice

By Paul Bedard

Published August 28, 2018 1:26pm ET

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Poll: Majority can’t name a single Supreme Court justice — The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait. Seated, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Nearly every voter in the nation believes that the U.S. Supreme Court impacts their everyday life, but a majority can’t name a single justice on the all-important bench, according to a new survey.

The C-SPAN survey, which again found wide support for televised oral arguments, said that 91 percent answered “Yes” when asked if, “Decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court have an impact on my everyday life as a citizen.”

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