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John Oliver on Trump: ‘He’s reshaped the judiciary from top to bottom’
The Last Week Tonight host looks into how Trump’s presidency shifted the US judiciary far rightward – and what could happen if he’s elected again
On the latest Last Week Tonight, John Oliver looked into how hard-right conservatives, aided by Donald Trump, have reshaped the US judiciary, from district courts to the supreme court.
“Extremity seems to be the standard now for this court,” said Oliver of the current supreme court, “which has been aggressive in applying hardline conservative views to reverse established law,” from overturning Roe v Wade, to reversing 45 years of precedent on affirmative action, to discarding the Chevron doctrine this June.
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