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Mazie Hirono: “I think court watchers acknowledge there is an ideologically -- ideological split in this current Supreme Court, when we…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2022
I think court watchers acknowledge there is an ideologically -- ideological split in this current Supreme Court, when we are seeing more cases decided on ideological bases, not on the facts and the law.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
msnbc.com

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Hirono discusses the ideological split in the Supreme Court and its impact on case decisions.

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