Where people set limits on courts and protest
Core finding
Adults mostly reject the idea that the president should ignore court rulings when they believe doing so is in the national interest. About 62% say no.
The protest questions point in the same direction on disruptive tactics. Adults are more likely to oppose than support shouting over a megaphone to disrupt a speech or occupying campus space to block entry.
Court rulings remain a clear limit
About 62% say the president should not be able to ignore court rulings if they believe doing so is in the nation's best interest.
About 21% say the president should be able to ignore court rulings, and 17% say they do not know.
Stacked breakdown
62% say the president should not be able to ignore court rulings.
n = 1,000 · Jul 14–24, 2025 · MoE ±3.1%
Disruptive speech tactics draw more opposition than support
For students shouting over a megaphone to disrupt a campus speech, 52% are at least slightly opposed.
About 22% are at least slightly supportive, while 26% are neither supportive nor opposed.
Stacked breakdown
52% oppose shouting over a megaphone to disrupt a speech.
n = 494 · Jul 14–24, 2025 · MoE ±4.4%
Blocking entry is even less supported
Occupying an area of campus and preventing students who support Israel from entering draws stronger opposition: about 65% are at least slightly opposed.
Support is lower, at about 12% at least slightly supportive.
Stacked breakdown
65% oppose occupying campus space and preventing entry.
n = 506 · Jul 14–24, 2025 · MoE ±4.4%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Jul 14–24, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-epovb.tiiny.co
Do you think that the president should be able to ignore court rulings if they believe doing so is in the nation’s best interest?
- verasight-epovb.tiiny.co
How much would you support or oppose students shouting over a megaphone to disrupt a speech in a campus auditorium to protest Israel?
- verasight-epovb.tiiny.co
How much would you support or oppose students occupying an area of campus and preventing students who support Israel from entering it?
Cite this topic
EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059, fielded July 14-24, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.