In most pres­i­den­tial election years, late spring and early summer provide a rel­a­tive­ly quiet interlude between primary season and the party con­ven­tions. This year, however, the con­vic­tion of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts and a series of landmark Supreme Court decisions could reshape both the upcoming election and American democracy itself. In this context, we fielded parallel surveys of 557 political sci­en­tists from June 20–30, 2024 and a rep­re­sen­ta­tive sample of 2,775 Americans from June 20–27. Given the impor­tance of precisely measuring GOP per­cep­tions of topics such as the 2020 election and pros­e­cu­tions of Trump, the public survey included an over­sam­ple of Republicans. It is, however, weighted to be rep­re­sen­ta­tive of the American public as a whole.