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Marquette Law School Poll to release national polls between June 24 – July 9 with special topics capturing American life at the 250th anniversary
The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of an expanded national survey in four parts, measuring public opinion on political issues and the state of the nation, as well as an innovative and in-depth national survey providing insight into the lives of Americans at the country’s 250th anniversary, June 24-25, July 7, and…

Insight from the Marquette Law School Poll Goes Beyond Election Contests
The horse races are always going to get big attention. That’s a fact when it comes to results of the Marquette Law School Poll. Who is ahead in the campaigns for president or senator or governor and what the trends in support are—the poll data on these questions make news, both in Wisconsin and often…

Marquette receives $3 million gift from the Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust to endow the Law School’s Office of Public Service
A $3 million gift from the Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust will create an endowment to support Marquette Law School’s Office of Public Service and the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics.

Numbers, Facts, and Insights
Low key and high impact. That is a good beginning description of John D. Johnson, research fellow for Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education. The soft-spoken, almost-always casually dressed 33-year-old Johnson came out of nowhere—well, rural Illinois—to join the Law School’s public policy initiative in 2016. He has become…

New Marquette Law School national survey finds 61% think Trump wins almost always or most of the time at the Supreme Court
Also: A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds 61% of adults think the United States Supreme Court is ruling for President Donald Trump “almost always” or “most of the time,” while 39% say the Court is ruling for him “only some of the time” or “almost never.” Republicans and independents are less inclined…

New Marquette Law School national survey finds Trump with declining approval but retaining strong influence on GOP primary voters
Also: A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that President Donald Trump retains strong influence with voters in Republican primary elections, as seen in recent primaries in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Texas, where Trump-backed candidates defeated Republican incumbents opposed by Trump. Among all Republicans, 71% said they would vote for a primary candidate…

History and Tradition in First Amendment Intellectual Property Cases: A Critique
To define the contours of certain constitutional rights, the Supreme Court has recently turned to explicit appeals to “history and tradition.” For just two leading examples, consider New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen in 2022, involving the Second Amendment, and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization the same year, concerning the…

Marquette Law School Poll to release results of national surveys on Iran war, Trump administration, U.S. Supreme Court, June 3-4
The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion via written releases over two days, June 3-4. On Wednesday, June 3, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results of a national survey on an extensive list of topics, including the Iran war, the 2026 congressional vote, and…
