Stephen Colbert gives us his take on some of the latest Supreme Court rulings: White firefighters were vindicated from long, nonexistent oppression; dumping toxic gold waste into lakes rules; and ibuprofen-smuggling teenage girls need to be kept in check. Watch this clip from last night’s “Colbert Report.”

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