EDWARD LAZARUS The Supreme Court and Public Opinion: Will They Soon Diverge, If a Democrat Is Elected This Year? FindLaw columnist, attorney, and author Edward Lazarus discusses the potential schism that may be created if a Democratic President is elected this year: For the first time in quite a while, Lazarus explains, the Supreme Court's ideological politics may soon be out of sync with popular political sentiment. Lazarus tracks the periods during which the Court has been famously in and out of step with popular opinion, beginning with the famous era when the Court for a time defied FDR in his attempt to put into place New Deal programs. He also explains why the views of all three of the leading Democratic primary candidates would make for a sharp contrast with those of the Roberts Court.