The U.S. Supreme Court has been embroiled with controversy for its entire existence. However, controversy is the name of the game when nine justices interpret laws that were written in 1776 and such interpretation affects hundreds of millions of people. It's true, justices serving on the Supreme Court have a very difficult job since each case they decide has passionate proponents and opponents on the issues therein. Thus, justices cannot be concerned about deciding a case on what the "public majority" would prefer, as it is impossible to please the entire country.