How the US Supreme Court has become right-wing, and do recent decisions give Democrats hope at the midterms?

Unlike Australia, judicial appointments in the US are politicised. Democratic presidents will try to appoint left-wing judges and Republican presidents will try to appoint right-wing judges.

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