Marquette Law School Poll national Supreme Court survey · Sep 15–24, 2025 · US national
Bostock v. Clayton County - workplace protections for gay and transgender workers
In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Wording notes: bundles sexual orientation and gender identity into one item | describes an existing Court holding rather than an abstract policy
neutral — Neutral description of the holding; 'favor or oppose this decision' is symmetric. Because gay and transgender workers are bundled, the item cannot isolate attitudes toward gender identity alone.
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Little v. Hecox / West Virginia v. B.P.J. (pending): how should the Court rule on state bans
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case asking whether state laws that prohibit transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams violate the Constitution's equal protection clause. How do you think the Supreme Court should rule?
Rule that these state laws are constitutional
62%
Rule against these state laws as violations of the equal protection clause
38%
Wording notes: asks for a predicted/preferred constitutional outcome rather than a policy preference | the affirming option is stated in legal terms ('violations of the equal protection clause') while the restrictive option is the plain word 'constitutional'
neutral — Both outcomes are named, but the two options are not linguistically parallel: upholding the bans is offered as simply 'constitutional' while striking them down requires endorsing a specific constitutional violation, which is a heavier ask.
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