A historically unpopular Supreme Court made a historically unpopular decision

Supporters and opponents of abortion rights rally in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2022.<br /> <br /> (CNN)This week, the US Supreme Court delivered its most controversial decision in at least a decade. The ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion may have major electoral consequences in this year's midterm elections.<br /> I covered the political impact in part in a prior column. But the court's actions in this case may do something more than just affect the elections this year.<br /> The Supreme Court's own reputation is at stake, and the decision to get rid of Roe v. Wade and to upset the status quo comes at a very sensitive time for the justices in a different court: the one of public opinion.<br /> <br /> And that's where we'll start our look at the news of the week through numbers.<br /> <br /> The Supreme Court is historically unpopular<br /> The Supreme Court is not elected by the voters. A lot of people agree, though, that it's important that the court maintains its legitimacy in the eyes of the public. After all, the court relies on others to enforce its own rulings.