Are Torture and Sonia Sotomayor Shared American Values?

A poll from AP-GfK found that Americans believe torture is sometimes justified. The report also shared findings on Supreme Court nominees and the general perception of the direction of the country.

The answer is YES (well, sort of)!

According to a AP-GfK Poll conducted between May 28th-June 1, 2009, half of Americans believe torture is at least sometimes justified. In addition, twice as many Americans support Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.

American views on torture and supreme court


For the complete AP-GfK Poll report in pdf format, click here.

-June 2009

This content was provided by GfK Custom Research North America. Visit their website at www.gfkamerica.com or read their blog.

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