Supreme Court Legitimacy in a New Media Era: Judicial Legitimacy, Polarization, and the Changing Media Landscape

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Experiment reveals that ideological and negative media coverage affects supreme court legitimacy, implying partisanship modifies this effect.

Ideological and negative media coverage significantly decreases supreme court legitimacy in a polarized environment.
The study found that partisanship influences how media portrayal affects public perceptions of legitimacy.
An experiment used varied media traits and ruling directions to assess their impact on perception of legitimacy.
Findings highlight the importance of media framing on judicial perception amidst growing polarization in society.

Wedeking et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Experiment reveals that ideological and negative media coverage affects supreme court legitimacy, implying partisanship modifies this effect.