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With the Supreme Court set to weigh in on the president's signature healthcare reform legislation by the end of the month, the court's national approval rating continues to slip as more Americans view the justice's decisions as increasingly political.

More than three out of every four Americans said Supreme Court justices sometimes let their own personal or political views influence their decisions in cases, while only 13 percent say the members of the court reach opinions based solely on legal analysis, according to a new poll from The New York Times and CBS News.

Meanwhile, fewer than half of those surveyed say they approve of the way the court is handling its job. While the court retains a net positive approval rating â€" 44 percent approve, versus 36 percent who disapprove â€" the justices generally net approval higher than 50 percent from Americans.

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