their antiabortion stance within the last week the us supreme court has ruled that religious schools are eligible for public funds and struck down tough gun control laws in new york state expanding gun rights at a time the us is in the throes of a gun violence epidemic the latest ruling is expected to test the legitimacy of the supreme court which has suffered precipitous decline in its reputation a recent gallup poll showed only 25 percent of americans have confidence in the apex court the number if down to 13 per cent among democratswatch constitutional protections for abortion us supreme court formally overrules roe v wade