{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"108106","title":"ASU center works to restore trust in foundations of democracy","body":"A new report from the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University highlights the lack of trust the public has in the judicial system.\u0022The Politicization of Our Courts,\u0022 released this fall, looks at how distrust in the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as political polarization, has\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-28T15:08:05-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/28\/2025-3:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u0026#039;s Center for American Institutions works to support civic engagement through a variety of ways, including reports, a student club, teaching fellows and a monthly lunch discussion.","teaser":"A new report from the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University highlights the lack of trust the public has in the judicial system.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/250909_ASU.CAI_058.jpg?itok=K93PLjh9","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251028-law-journalism-and-politics-asu-center-works-restore-trust-foundations-democracy","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/250909_ASU.CAI_058.jpg?itok=K93PLjh9","image_alt":"Two men talk on a stage in a large room full of people.","image_caption":"The Center for American Institutions held a panel discussion on the rising politicization of America\u2019s courts with former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould (left) and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel on Sept. 9. 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