[Publius]

...the law as they read it does not even contemplate a popular vote or even a popular will under Article II.

Supreme Court Justices Really Do Follow Election Returns

[philman_36]

The six members of the Court who did participate in the pool each anted up $1 on whether Bill Clinton or George H. W. Bush would win each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia—a commitment of $51 per justice.

The article says they follow the election. It doesn't say the elections affect how they rule.

[shadowland]

I didn’t say that the SCOTUS was detached or incurious, just that their duties required them to interpret law impartially - without regard to popular sentiment. Whether they actually accomplish that is another debate altogether.