President Barack Obama's approval rating has benefitted from what has been called a "memorable week," and for the first time in more than two years, a majority of Americans now feel he is doing a good job, based on a poll conducted with the Opinion Research Council (ORC).

Two landmark decisions by the Supreme Court handed down last week -- one legalizing same-sex marriage across the nation and the other upholding the government subsidies at the heart of his Affordable Care Act -- "boosted the president's legacy," according to CNN. 

Obama was able to improve his approval rating by 5-percentage points within a month. In May, 52 percent of Americans had disapproved of his job performance, but the latest June numbers also marked the first time that Obama's numbers have surpassed the 50 percent threshold since May 2013. Still, however, 47 percent of those surveyed continue to be unhappy with his leadership.

Beyond a general assessment of the administration, pollsters asked respondents to rate the president on a number of key policy areas. Obama improved when it came to handling the economy, an issue which 52 percent of Americans now trust their president, which is up 6-percentage points from the previous month, CNN noted.

Amid protests and riots following the deaths of several African-American men at the hands of police officers and days after the deadly shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, the survey respondents also gave Obama high marks on race relations. Fifty-five percent of Americans approved of the president's handling of race-related issues, while 42 percent see room for improvement.

The CNN/ORC poll was conducted between June 26 to June 28, and included telephone interviews with 1,017 American adults. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3-percentage points.